Coastal Mushroom foraging on the Gower

Join us for a special autumn fungi foray on The Gower peninsular! Coast areas can be fantastic for mushroom foraging so we’ll pick a location that offers the best chances of finding edible and medicinal mushrooms. We will also look at any interesting plants we find along the way.

You can also book through our website (no fees) here: https://www.firesidemeetups.com/events/coastal-fungi-foraging-october2024-fnz8e

Please note: this is an identification forage and we won’t be harvesting mushrooms in any quantity, so please don’t bring baskets or containers as you won’t need them.

What you’ll learn on this foray …

🍄Fantastic Fungi

• Safe identification of mushrooms, with a focus on common, widespread edible and medicinal fungi that you can go on to forage by yourself.
• Discover the lookalikes and poisonous fungi and the importance of 100% accurate identification. If in doubt, leave it out!
• We’ll also talk more widely about the fascinating hidden world of mushrooms, and their importance in our lives and futures - it’ll blow your mind!
• Medicinal fungi; a subject that’s starting to get a lot of attention now, and for good reason! Some fungi have bonafide medicinal superpowers, so we’ll be on the lookout for those too.

🌳Trees and plants

• Fungi are super connected to the rest of the natural world, and learning about those connections is key to identification for mushroom foragers.
• We’ll look at trees and plants that share these fungal connections and how you can use this knowledge to find, ID, and forage fungi in the wild.
• You’ll learn about the history and folklore of fungi and plants, and their uses in bushcraft and wilderness survival.

Host or Publisher Rich from Fireside Meetups