Alternatively have a quick look below as some of the pictures from the day.
What a huge success this was... just look at the pictures to witness the variety of fungi found and the fun had identifying, cooking and eating!!
Everyone gets ready to leave for the Savernake forest.
Within seconds of our arrival there were fungi to facinate.
What about this for an example? Weird and wonderful to say the least!
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for a complete contrast? .............
Now this was even heavier than it looks... and that is HEAVY especially for a fungi which had spent most of its existance hanging from a tree..... just like this!!
On the other hand - what about this edible fungi which had to be dug out from deep inside the base of the tree... each huge handfull was both heavy and full of pure mushroom aroma..
Next the harvest found above was prepared for the pot on our return.
Cooking was just as much of an outdoor experience as the gathering had been.
So how many fungi did we all collect? This is one table of varieties gathered.
In fact just look at how many tables will filled with all the various fungi found.
And if you are looking for some protein... what about this beefsteak fungi then?
All together a most excellent day was had be all...
A HUGE thankyou to all those kind people who put in so much work to make the day a success. The food and organisation was superb and the contribution made by our very humourous and knowledgeable guide was nothing short of amazing... thank you Roger for making this event both possible and a great success.
