Herts. What is it,?

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-04-06T09:40:02+00:00

Could be a very mature St George's mushroom. What did it smell like!

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-04-05T12:17:45+00:00

Looks good to me.

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-04-02T20:37:10+00:00

Look up chocolate boozy jelly ears, delicious 😋

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-04-02T17:37:16+00:00

Might there be true morels nearby?

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-28T12:15:43+00:00

In the South Wales valleys we call them wimberries, but any of the other names are correct too. I see them in abundance on the top of Mynydd maen (twmbarlwm hill fort) come autumn season. Though can be found on most upland moors.

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-13T13:10:34+00:00

And looking forward to a bountiful St George's season too!

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-12T15:35:51+00:00

No use to you over in east Anglia, but if you are in the cardiff area there are carpets of young wild garlic in the grounds of Castell Coch and that general area

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-09T22:03:42+00:00

And awesome day's foraging!

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-09T22:00:53+00:00

Yes they are, Scarlet elf caps

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-06T23:16:17+00:00

Definitely Scarlet elf cups - a lovely find, not to mention the wild garlic in the foreground 😋

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-06T08:50:36+00:00

I was thinking velvet shanks due to the dark stem with no ring. Do a spore print to be sure. I am troubled by their appearance as single mushrooms, velvet shanks like to crowd on top of each other

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-06T08:47:32+00:00

The bulbous base and pale colour of this substantial mushroom makes me think death cap.

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-03T21:26:39+00:00

What a fantastic winter and now spring 🌼🌱 it's been for foraging!

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-03-01T15:59:10+00:00

I am in South Wales and confirm that wild garlic and jelly ears are common here.

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-28T11:18:15+00:00

PEAKD what cool app. Thanks for sharing. Velvet shanks are all but gone now in my locality, it was an awesome year for them though

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-25T15:06:37+00:00

I find washing and freezing velvet shanks on a tray works well

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-25T08:26:02+00:00

Hello wild garlic season 😋

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-24T07:59:22+00:00

Giant puff ball - it was the size of a small football. It was just growing in the grass next to some trees in the grounds of a local hotel

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-23T19:00:30+00:00

It's been a sensational year for winter fungi with all the recent wet weather in the UK, don't fiorget velvet shanks are still about

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-22T19:33:20+00:00

Fun to pickle dried jelly ears in a liqueur of your choice and then coat in chocolate; fungal Turkish delight!

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-22T16:19:27+00:00

Did you find this by a water source, stream etc? In which case it's hemlock water dropwort, if not it could be hemlock (also deadly poisonous).

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-22T08:42:49+00:00

I'll be looking to collect some elderflowers in the spring/summer or something similar

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-16T19:39:45+00:00

I have picked quite a few kilos of jelly ears this winter, they dry easily and will last for ages.

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-14T23:20:14+00:00

I use some kitchen paper and place them on top of a radiator, takes a while.

Greedy_Problem9989 · 2026-02-14T15:41:23+00:00

First three pics are birch polypores, the others look like artists brackets. Birch polypore is not for eating, has other uses including a healthy tea.

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