fly agaric mushrooms/fungi.

[mr yogi]

hey guys and gals , i have always wanted to locate these gorgeous looking mushrooms . they look amazing and i would just love to take some photos of them close up . i have tried to do a bit of research on them and tell me if i'm wrong. it seems them are around late summer onwards in woodland. there is not a great deal of woodland that i know about here in leicester swithland woods maybe. are these mushrooms/fungi very common or hard to locate ? i would love to find some. before people have picked them all. i don't want to pick any but would love some close up in person snaps . hope you can advise , have a great weekend , ian leicester.

 

[slowworm]

You want to look for woods with birch in them. I don't know Leicester that well but know of Bradgate Park. I quick google shows Swithland Wood which has birch in it and another google shows this: https://www.explorationjournal.co.uk/day-walks/spotlight-swithland-wood/

This site will also be useful to you as it shows locations around Leicester and dates on the fungi. https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/fly-agaric

 

[mr yogi]

Thank you my friend

 

[Nice65]

Yes, Birch woodland and preferably a sandy soil, the type that also supports Pine, Gorse, Bracken.

 

[mr yogi]

i think , there going to be very hard to find, but i am going to try my hardest. but not until august is that correct ?????????????

 

[TLM]

People are picking them for what? Apparently hallusinogenic when not outright poisonous.

 

[Nice65]

i think , there going to be very hard to find, but i am going to try my hardest. but not until august is that correct ?????????????

August/Sept, usually after we’ve had rain.

 

[crosslandkelly]

The wildlife around Coventry like them.

 

[slowworm]

People are picking them for what? Apparently hallusinogenic when not outright poisonous.

Sadly some people like to kick over or just pick fungi because they can, rather than leave them for others to enjoy.

I thought you 'process' them through reindeer for the hallucinogenic properties?

 

[Munky1]

As far as I am aware, the notion of Santa claus was brought about by Eskimos who drak reindeer urine after the deer had consumed the mushrooms.....As stated highly toxic but if thats your bag then allegedly soaking them in milk prior to consumption ( I am IN NO WAY advocating this) but you're still going to have a pretty rough ride. Was talking to my nephew the other day who has been told all mushrooms are poisonous and so of course in his 4 year old brain the best thing to do is kick them over (he has been educated otherwise now) and yes, I agree with that the vast majority kick them over, pick them etc so those that are genuinely interested tend to lose out, although I believe that its getting close to Summer Cep season (Steinpilz in German?) and they are some GOOD eating, along with parasol mushrooms. But as should be drilled in, unless you KNOW what you are looking at, best leave them where they are and live to see another day ;-)