Hi Fungal fans,

If you want a course focusing purely on wild fungi, here are your 2025 chances below!

First up on Oct 18th and Nov 1st, a family course that’s 2 hours long and much easier on the wallet for those with shorter attention spans and their parents! This will focus on identifying fungi in a simple and fun way…plus main points on fearsome fungi to avoid.

Children under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult who is responsible for them at all times. This course is suitable for children over 5, over 8 recommended.

(Under 5’s are at risk of ingesting the wrong fungi so it is up to parents to prevent this!! If you need to bring an under 5 you don’t have to to pay for them.)

Check out “Fantastic Fungi Foray (Family Friendly)” on Eventbrite!

Date: Sat, 18 Oct, 11:00

Location: Bridgewater Monument, Ashridge Estate

Check out “Fungi Foray (Family Friendly)@ Kings Wood” on Eventbrite!

Date: Sat, 1 Nov, 11:00

Location: King’s Wood, Heath and Reach

For those who wish to fully immerse themselves in the world of fungi in much more detail, I recommend my half day Fungi Forays for Adults. We’ll be finding wild fungi on site and using many ways to identify them, including

• Habit (e.g trooping, clumping)

• Substrate – (dead wood, soil, live wood etc)

• Macro characteristics (scent, texture, colour, size, stipe base etc)

• Spore prints and how to take them

• Tools and how to collect/store fungi

Below we’ll be meeting near the ancient King’s Wood next to Rammamere Heath and Stockgrove, Heath & Reach. Meeting location will be emailed once you reserve a space.

Below we meet at the Bridgewater Monument, near Ashridge Visitor Centre at Ashridge Estate, HP41LX.

Check out “Fungi Foray(Adults Only)” on Eventbrite!

Date: Sun, 26 Oct, 10:00

Location: Bridgewater Monument, Ashridge Estate

I am running an afternoon (2-5pm) course at Ashridge on the Sun 26th and a morning (10 to 1pm) Fungi Foray for Adults on Sat 25th Oct at King’s Wood, Heath and Reach (next to Stockgrove Country Park).

For more info:

please email me on

hedgewitchkat@gmail.com

xx Hedgewitch Kat xx