This is the index of places this blog has visited to photograph fungi. I focus on West Sussex with the odd foray in East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and London. I also post the odd blog about mushrooms seen abroad.
By clicking the links below it will take you through the category for each location, showing multiple blogs relevant to that place in most cases.
I don’t list the site (nature reserve, for example) because I think it can create undue foraging pressure if something goes wild in a search engine. But if you want to know more you can contact me via email.
I list the places to highlight the prevalence of fungi, their local importance, and just generally for it might be of interest or useful.
The Weald of West Sussex is my primary photographic hunting ground as it’s where I live. The woods out here are mainly oak, beech, birch, hazel and pine. Unfortunately a lot of natural woodland has been turned to pine or conifer plantation, but some of the most significant woodlands are protected as nature reserves in West Sussex.
I’ve not covered much of East Sussex, but one of the best places to visit is Sheffield Park, owned and managed by the National Trust (above). The Weald of course flows into East Sussex, with trees and mushrooms ignorant of county boundaries.
My favourite location in Hampshire, and perhaps the world, has to be the New Forest National Park. I try to visit by train once a year. I’ve been leading fungi walks in Hampshire with the Heathlands Reunited project since 2022.
The Weald also reaches into Kent from Sussex. The main place I’ve photographed fungi in Kent is Bedgebury Pinetum, run by Forestry England.
I learned much of what I know about fungi and how to photograph them in the woods and parks of south-east London. My time working and volunteering in Sydenham Hill Wood is where I built my knowledge base, particularly with the help of Ashley White, David Warwick, and Mark Spencer.
Devon is a holiday location for me, usually in the autumn. This has meant that I’ve had the chance to experience the plethora of fungi that can be observed in Dartmoor National Park.
I live close to the border with Surrey and have spent many hours walking near the London border. My fungi photos have been confined mainly to Box Hill in recent years. The North Downs are a magnificent landscape for mushrooms.
European countries
Ireland is a great place to observe lichens, especially in County Mayo where I visit most years.
I don’t visit Austria very often but the few trips I’ve had did produce a couple of short blogs.
Another place I’ve only been to once, but even in May 2024 there were a good number of mushrooms in the woods of the Jungfrau mountains.
Fungi Friday 🍄 