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Russula silvestris
A particularly acrid poisonous 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
Pestle puffball - Lycoperdon excipuliforme
One of the more unusually shaped puffballs
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
Mousseron - Marasmius oreades
A meadow mushroom that prefers colder weather
Mosaic puffball - Lycoperdon utriforme
One of the larger British puffballs
Medusa mushroom - Agaricus bohusii
A distinctive and uncommon Agaricus genus member
Meadow waxcap - Cuphophyllus pratensis
A meadow mushroom that prefers colder weather
Meadow puffball - Lycoperdon pratense
One of the grassland loving puffballs
Larch bolete - Suillus gravellei
A commonly found bolete that grows with larch
Horse mushroom - Agaricus arvensis
A large and common grassland mushroom
Honey fungus - Armillaria mellea
A parasitic mushrooms that is edible with caution
Herald of winter - Hygrophorus hypothejus
A mushroom appearing during the colder months
Grey spotted Amanita - Amanita excelsa var spissa
An edible mushroom but often confused with poisonous fungi
Grey oyster - Pleurotus ostreatus
A common fungus that can be found from autumn to winter
Glistening inkcap - Coprinellus micaceus
A common sight on dead wood and tree stumps
Giant puffball - Calvatia gigantea
A large and easy to identify edible fungus
Giant polypore - Meripilus giganteus
A particularly large, parasitic, edible fungus
Fool's funnel - Clitocybe rivulosa
A deadly poisonous grassland mushroom
Fly agaric - Amanita muscaria
The classic fairy tale mushroom
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