Indigo Milkcap / Summer / Autumn / Edible Through this Indigo Milkcap (Lactarius indigo) Identification guide we will be taking a look at a very distinct member of the Milkcap family, quite rare but a lovely find. Scientific Name Lactarius indigo Common Names Indigo Milkcap, Blue milkcap, Candy cap Family…
Category: Mushrooms
Through this guide we’re going to take a look through the potential for Lacto Fermenting Wild Ingredients. The possibilities are endless and once you get started it just gets more exciting. When we begin to start foraging we find one or two exciting wild ingredients and try every recipe…
 With vast open mountains, raised peat bogs, pristine coastlines, ancient woodlands and temperate rainforest there’s plenty of habitats to choose from if we want to foraging in Scotland Then there’s our beautiful city parks, which also contain the additional bonus of some truly amazing introduced species with complex, interesting and…
These Wild Fresh Spring Rolls are one of those fantastic recipes that you can use with a vast range of different wild ingredients from Wild Garlic Buds to Magnolia Flowers, Garlic Mustard and the list goes on and on. They make a great side dish or work really well as…
This Jelly Ear Stir Fry recipe is one of those incredibly Moorish dinners that you can whip up in just 10 minutes. If you were to head out grab some fresh Jelly Ear mushrooms you could go from tree to dinner in 20 minutes! Ingredients: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 3…
This Jelly Ear & Cherry Blossom chocolates recipe is a really exciting and exciting way to cook with wild and foraged mushrooms. In this recipe, we’re looking to utilise the ability the Jelly Ear Mushroom has to dehydrate and re-hydrate really well. We will be taking the dehydrated mushroom…
The best wild mushrooms for beginners The world of mushrooms and fungi can be an intimidating place for beginners so through this guide we’re going to look at the best wild mushrooms for beginners. Many of them look very similar and if you get it wrong there’s the risk of…
One of the most commonly asked questions, when we are running courses, is ‘Will we find any Truffles today?’ unfortunately my answer is almost always no, through this guide we’re going to look at An Introduction to Truffles in case you happen to be lucky enough to stumble across some…
Pink Waxcap / Autumn / Winter / Edible The Pink Waxcap is one of the rarest and most beautiful fungi in the UK. Quite easy to ID but they should be photographed and left untouched. Scientific Name Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Common Names Pink Waxcap, Ballerina Waxcap Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat They are…
Blackening Waxcap / Summer / Autumn / Inedible Step into the captivating world of the Blackening Waxcap, scientifically known as Hygrocybe conica, as we explore the intriguing qualities of this enigmatic mushroom. In this blog post, we embark on a journey to uncover the distinctive features and fascinating transformations that…