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Deceiving bolete - Suillellus queletii
A blue-staining bolete that has a variable appearance


Wood mushroom - Agaricus silvicola
A member of the Agaricus genus found in woodland


Wood blewit - Lepista nuda
A woodland mushroom often found in colder weather


Winter chanterelle - Craterellus tubaeformis
A moss-loving late-season mushroom that appears in number


Weeping widow - Lacrymaria lacrymabunda
A mushroom that "cries" black tears


Weeping bolete - Suillus granulatus
Named due to the milky substance leaking from its pores


The prince - Agaricus augustus
The most prized member of the Agaricus genus


Suede bolete - Xerocomellus submentosus
One of the smaller boletes that is often misidentified


Sordid blewit - Lepista sordida
A small purple and aromatic mushroom


Snowy waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus
One of the more commonly seen waxcaps


Slippery Jack - Suillus luteus
A bolete with an extremely slimy cap surface


Sheathed woodtuft - Kuehneromyces mutabilis
This mushroom requires advanced identification skills


Shaggy parasol - Chlorophyllum rhacodes
A large mushroom that is edible with caution


Shaggy inkcap - Coprinus comatus
A distinctive mushroom that disappears quickly


Scarletina bolete - Neoboletus praestigiator
An edible mushroom with red pores that stains blue when cut


Scaly wood mushroom - Agaricus langei
An edible mushroom that bruises red when damaged


Salty mushroom - Agaricus bernardii
A particularly salt tolerant mushroom found near the coast


Saffron milkcap - Lactarius deliciosus
Consider to be an excellent edible mushroom


Rooting bolete - Caloboletus radicans
A pale coloured poisonous bolete that bruises blue


Red cracking bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron
An often misidentified bolete


Porcelain fungus - Mucidula mucida
A mushroom with an extremely slimy cap


Penny bun - Boletus edulis
One of the most highly-prized edible mushrooms


Parasol - Macrolepiota procera
A large and easy to spot mushroom


Pale oyster - Pleurotus pulmonarius
A summer fruiting oyster mushroom
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