After finding large quantities of winter chantarelles (traktkantarell) the day before within a few hundred metres of our start point, it was very surprising to find only a handful during a 3 hour walk in the Gevingåsen area….the mysteries of the forest! I shouln’t have mentioned yesterday that it was almost guaranteed to find this fungi in suitable habitat in October :(
Nevertheless, there was also an unseasonally large diversity of fungi to be found and here is a selection. Please feel free to add names if you recognise any!
The most reliable edible fungi here is winter chantarelle (traktkantarell). Only once in my over 30 years of picking this has it failed. The second part of October is the best time and I can always find large quantities in short time in damp mossy spruce woodlands which there is much of near me. Fortunate then that it’s one of the tastiest and it dries quickly for long term storage.This year is no exception and an oven load is now drying (too warm to have the wood burning stove on for drying).
If fungi had been essential for survival, only winter chantarelle (traktkantarell) would be worth picking in the woods. All other fungi, even chantarelle, ceps, hedgehog fungus are too unreliable in my experience…one uses far too much energy finding them to be worthwhile from a survivalist perspective!
I was surprised to find so many chantarelle and winter chantarelle in the woods this morning. It’s pretty dry here now in this unusually warm late September weather…so my hunch of going to a north facing wood payed off! I had to force myself to stop picking…these now need to be cleaned before drying!
As I was working from home yesterday and not doing my normal bike ride, I decided to do a longer ride over the hills to the post office to pick up the Japanese seeds (different post)…I arrived home 3 hours later with a haul of, mostly, winter chantarelles / traktkantarell….I just couldn’t not pick them when I saw them :( Guess what I’ll be doing tonight :)
Map of the area: I was mostly in the woods between Pedersborg and the bridge over the motorway where it says Øvre…
Woodpigeons / ringdue at Årli
Woodpigeons / ringdue at Årli
Woodpigeons / ringdue at Årli
Pedersborg and Forbordfjellet
Viewpoint over Malvikodden
Viewpoint over Malvikodden
Viewpoint over Malvikodden and Malvik cemetery
Narrow path
A lot of walking…
1 minute into the woods and a champignon (Agaricus spp.)
2 mins. into the woods and I had to pick these winter chantarelles / traktkantarell…I’d heard rumours of large amounts, but hadn’t planned to pick until later…
Winter chantarelles / traktkantarell
Winter chantarelles / traktkantarell can be almost black coloured and difficult to spot…
Lactarius scrobiculatus (svovelriske) can be large. This milkcap is considered inedible here and is very acrid..
Lactarius scrobiculatus (svovelriske) with the white juice that turns yellow when exposed to the air.
Lactarius scrobiculatus (svovelriske) – its white juice turns yellow when exposed to the air.
Bispelue / hooded false morel or the elfin saddle
Stor kragesopp / luxuriant ringstalk or lacerated stropharia
Small birch bolete / rødskrubb
Svartriske/ Ugly milkcap ( Lactarius necator)
Svartriske/ Ugly milkcap ( Lactarius necator)
The edible fungi dominated!
The edible fungi dominated!
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
