Season clock
Typical first flush Aug 20. Typical last flush Nov 20.
Maritime. Peak after first autumn gales.
United Kingdom / Ireland · season open
United Kingdom & Ireland
September–October is the national mushroom month. Strong club culture, strict site ethics (no rakes, 1.5 kg personal guidance in many woods), and a death-cap problem in urban parks.
Caledonian / Highland pine
Scots pine, birch · 50–500 m
Lakes / Pennines
Mixed upland · 100–600 m
Home Counties beech
Beech-oak on chalk · 50–250 m
West Ireland
Hazel, bog edge · 0–300 m
Permits
Most land is private or NGO. Forestry England / NRW / Coillte have written rules. Many nature reserves ban fungi harvest. The Scottish Outdoor Access Code is more generous but still not a commercial license.
Selling
Selling foraged fungi is a food business (EHO registration). Landowner permission is required for commercial picking. Psilocybe remains a Class A controlled drug in the UK.
Species on this ground
Golden Chanterelle
Aug 20 → Oct 31
Cantharellus formosus / C. cibarius complex
Highland pine and beech. Peak: Sep.
King Bolete / Porcini
Aug 25 → Oct 25
Boletus edulis complex
After a wet warm spell. Peak: Sep–Oct.
Hedgehog / Sweet Tooth
Sep 1 → Nov 15
Hydnum repandum
With winter chanterelles. Peak: Oct.
Death Cap
Aug 15 → Nov 10
Amanita phalloides
Urban oaks and parks. Peak: Sep–Oct.