British Fungi

• Edible!
• May-Nov.
• Found in grasslands e.g. pastures, parks, gardens.
• Average height 8cm, cap width 10cm.

These used to be very common across the UK, but are now quite hard to find due to habitat loss and chemical management of grasslands, particularly around farms.

• Edible!
• Apr-Nov.
• Found in short grasslands e.g. parks, gardens.
• Average height 8cm, cap width 5cm

• Edible but ill-advised.
• Apr-Nov.
• Found growing on rotten wood in woodlands.
• Average height 5-10cm, cap width 3-14cm

Initially dark and bell-shaped, but grows into a wide and paler convex shape.

• Edible, but poisonous when consumed with alcohol.
• Apr-Nov.
• Found growing above buried deadwood, and can be found in grasslands, woodlands, even on paths!
• Average height 10cm, cap width 8cm

Initially fawn-grey and egg-shaped, and generally smooth at this stage. Over time they open up into a conical cap with cracked edges, and progressively turn black. They drip a black ink that can be used for writing.

• Edible!
• Aug-Nov
• Found on trunks of diseased/dead beech trees and stumps, usually in huge amounts!
• Average height 10cm, cap width 8cm

It begins grey and convex, and becomes white and flattened overtime with a clear, wet slime covering.

• Inedible
• Year-round.
• A widespread mushroom mostly found on dead Ash, but occasionally on other trees like beech.
• Average height 6cm, cap width equal.

Initially brown, and becomes black overtime. Named after King Alfred's embarrassingly poor cooking skills.

• Edible, but too small and tough to be worth it.
• Year-round, but especially autumn-winter.
• Grows in clusters on deadwood, particularly broadleaf. Often found among moss.
• I don't have an exact height but you can see it's very small.

They have great use medicinally, with anti-viral properties. It can be used to fight tumours!

• Edible!
• Sep-Nov
• Grows in clusters on trunks, stumps, and deadwood, but it can be found on the ground as it spreads in search of more trees.
• Average height 14cm, cap width 15cm.

A popular mushroom to eat as it is tasty and very common. It is crucial to not confuse this with The Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata), which looks very similar but is deadly.

This species takes the title of the largest living single organism on the planet, with the individual being thousands of years old, and around 3.4 square miles in size!

Not sure about this one! I thought it was an ivory bonnet but the habitat I found this in (grassland) isn't consistent with that species, which is found on needlebeds under coniferous trees or hummus under oaks.