Mushroom Hunt with Bill O'Dea at Loughcrew Estate and Gardens

Name: Mushroom Hunt with Bill O'Dea at Loughcrew Estate and Gardens
Start: 2024-10-05T10:30:00+01:00
Location: Loughcrew Estate, Oldcastle, Ireland A82 A6N7

Schedule

Sat Oct 05 2024 at 10:30 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Loughcrew Estate, Oldcastle, Ireland A82 A6N7 | Athboy, MH

Venue for the day is the beautiful Loughcrew Estate and Gardens in County Meath, about an hours drive from Dublin.
We will be meeting at 10.30am in the Café for coffee/tea and scones. After coffee Bill O'Dea will give a talk on the Wonderful World of Mushrooms with guidance on identifying edible and toxic mushrooms and lots of other fascinating facts on fungi including medicinal uses, nutrition, biodiversity and their importance in ecosystems.
We will then forage for mushrooms around the estate. This will be followed by identification of our find, and cooking of edible mushrooms. Our mission for the day is to identify what we are looking for, find some, and taste some.
Includes light lunch and coffee/tea and scones on arrival.
10.30 am Meet at venue. Tea, coffee and scones provided.
11.00am Introduction to Mushroom Hunting and the Wonderful World of Mushrooms - Bill O'Dea
12.00pm Mushroom Forage around the estate
2.00pm Lunch and cooking of some of the edible wild mushrooms
After lunch Mushroom identification workshop. We would expect to identify 50 plus different types of mushrooms with the emphasis being on edibles.
4.00pm approx Finish.
Children who are interested in mushrooms are very welcome for a reduced charge of €20(for under 12s) to be paid on the day. Please let us know if you are bringing children so we will know the numbers to expect.
For bookings of multiple people you have an option to add the names/emails of others as a note as you checkout. We check names against booking list on the day. Its not essential to list all the names in your group as we can just use the primary person as the point of contact.
Loughcrew are offering a special overnight rate of €115 per person to stay at the Estate. To book accommodation please contact [email protected] or by phone at 0498541356.