Identifying Edible and Poisonous Wild Mushrooms

Mushroom Foraging GuideThere are roughly 15,000 types of wild fungi in the UK. Our guide aims to help you identify the best to eat and the most important ones not to pick.

Never rely on one source for mushroom identification, and never eat anything unless you are 100% sure it is edible. We will not be held responsible for the use of the information in this guide.

Use our seasonal filters to see what you might be able to pick right now. Better yet, why not try one of our foraging courses?

 

 

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This guide is here to help keep you safe, however, please ensure that you use multiple sources for identifying mushrooms. Only eat a wild food if you yourself are 100% sure what it is. We will not be held responsible for any misidentification, or any other use of the information on this website.

Photo Sort by common name : Common Name Sort by scientific name : Scientific Name Type Start End
Brown Parasol Brown Parasol Chlorophyllum brunneum Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Nov
Warted Amanita Warted Amanita Amanita strobiliformis Poisonous Autumn Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Golden Bootleg Golden Bootleg Phaeolepiota aurea Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Oct
Poison Pie Poison Pie Heboloma crustuliniforme Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Fenugreek Milkcap Fenugreek Milkcap Lactarius helvus Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Deadly Webcap Deadly Webcap Cortinarius rubellus Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Cinnamon Bracket Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus nidulans Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Sep
Funeral Bell Funeral Bell Galerina marginata Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
White Domecap White Domecap Leucocybe connata Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Freckled Dapperling Freckled Dapperling Echinoderma asperum Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Grey Knight Grey Knight Tricholoma terreum Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
White Saddle White Saddle Helvella crispa Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Dec
Elfin Saddle Elfin Saddle Helvella lacunosa Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Sep Season End : Nov
Stinking Dapperling Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Deadly Fibrecap Deadly Fibrecap Inosperma erubescens Poisonous Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Sep
False Morel False Morel Gyromitra esculenta Poisonous Spring Season Start : Mar Season End : May
Lilac Bonnet Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Geranium Brittlegill Geranium Brittlegill Russula fellea Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Rosy Bonnet Rosy Bonnet Mycena rosea Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Clouded Funnel Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis Poisonous Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Lilac Fibrecap Lilac Fibrecap Inocybe lilacina Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Common Inkcap Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria Poisonous Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : Apr Season End : Nov
Earthballs Earthballs Scleroderma spp. Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
False Chanterelle False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Fly Agaric Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Dec
Magpie Inkcap Magpie Inkcap Coprinopsis picacea Poisonous Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Yellow Stainer Yellow Stainer Agaricus xanthodermus Poisonous Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Sulphur Tuft Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare Poisonous Autumn Spring Summer Winter Season Start : All Year Season End : All Year
White Fibrecap White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Brown Rollrim Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Bearded Milkcap Bearded Milkcap Lactarius pubescens Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Woolly Milkcap Woolly Milkcap Lactarius torminosus Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Fool's Funnel Fool's Funnel Clitocybe rivulosa Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Beechwood Sickener Beechwood Sickener Russula nobilis Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
The Sickener The Sickener Russula emetica Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Jewelled Amanita Jewelled Amanita Amanita gemmata Poisonous Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Nov
Panthercap Panthercap Amanita pantherina Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Devil's Bolete Devil's Bolete Boletus / Rubroboletus satanas Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Oct
Destroying Angel Destroying Angel Amanita virosa Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Deathcap Deathcap Amanita phalloides Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Inky Mushroom Inky Mushroom Agaricus moelleri Poisonous Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Oct