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The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
This is the perfect pocket guide for nature and foraging enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms and toadstools in Britain and northern Europe.
Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each mushroom and toadstool, including details of size, habitat and when it can be found, whether it is edible or poisonous and most importantly, which similar species it can be confused with and why.
This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original, now expanded to include over 240 species of mushroom and toadstool.
About the Author
As a lecturer at Sheffield University and elsewhere, Patrick Harding leads courses on subjects ranging from identification of fungi, flowers and trees, to plants in medicine, the plant hunters and nature photography. His previous books include How to Identify Edible Mushrooms, Mushroom Miscellany and Wild Flowers of the Peak District.
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I went on a fungas foray with the author of this book last year and it was extremely interesting and great fun. This book, although small, is packed full of the stuff I learned and much more information that gives me the confidence to go hunting on my own. It's the perfect size to pop in your pocket or basket while out walking.
One of the great things about it is that it identifies other species that can be confused with what you might have found. This allows you to double check and should make any mushroom hunting a lot safer.
One of the great things about it is that it identifies other species that can be confused with what you might have found. This allows you to double check and should make any mushroom hunting a lot safer.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Common sense is order of the day. i am a newbie and thought this book would be a good starting point whilst out and about noticing mushrooms wandering if i could eat them. Having used it as a sole reference i find that it is. I have been able to identify a number of different varieties in my local area and found that they are non edible so far. But with this book i feel confident that i will be able to identify edible varieties soon. Small enough to pop into your pocket and very cheap. Am sure there are much better books available but probably cost much more. I would recommend this book to anybody who knows nothing about picking mushrooms in the the wild as a good starting point.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book to give more detail on this sort of wild food for anyone learning survival skills or bushcraft. I recently bought it to accompany the new Trueways Survival Skills with John 'Lofty' Wiseman [Interactive DVD] - together they make a superb way to quickly get up to speed with living off the land and especially survival skills or bushcraft.
To summarise, this is a great little book.
To summarise, this is a great little book.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not a great pocket guide
The format of this book leaves novice mushroom hunters hunting for the right section to identify their find. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Kasey A. Gibbs
mushrooms
a great pocket sized book to keep in your pocket, when looking for wild mushrooms. So you know whether they are edible or not.
Published 2 months ago by georgina
Mushrooms, glorious mushrooms
It is small enough to be carried in your pocket and information with one picture gives a good indication of what fungi you may have found. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs H E Cheadle
useful little book
This is a handy guide to mushrooms, fits in thee pocket and easy to use. Many edible mushrooms have inedible similar ones so I'm still a bit twitchy about eating them from the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by m pope
A great buy
This little book, about the size of a cigarette pack, is packed full of information and is the perfect addition to any country walk. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mark Webb
Good Gift ruined
I purchased this book as a Christmas present for my partner. It was sent in an envelope without my name on it, just our address. Read more
Published 4 months ago by L
Super little book
Have bought this for a friends stocking filler, who loves to forage! Love it, handy little pocket book to take on a walk and match up that fungi to the photo, will be getting... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Helen
Mushroom book
A very good book for beginners. On my walks on the ranges with my sons when taking our dog Poppy we were able to identify a few mushrooms.
Published 6 months ago by Ms. M. L. Peck
small book
It isn't bad for the size. Haven't been able to identify everything we've seen but I think you'd be unreasonable to expect that from a small book at this price.
Published 7 months ago by tindy
Handy little book
I brought this as I was out walking once and spotted some mushrooms but was not sure if they were OK to eat. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Tallshort
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