About Us

Shropshire is an exciting county with its

meadows, woodlands, hills, meres and

mosses. Within these habitats flourishes an

extraordinary fungus flora ranging from the

deliciously edible Penny Bun to the highly

poisonous Death Cap.

Formed in 1992 the Shropshire Fungus Group

has over 30

members and our

principal aim is to find, identify and record as many species

of fungus as we can. We have a few knowledgeable people

who help and instruct the less expert of us. We organise a

programme of forays throughout the county each year. All

the species we identify are entered onto our database. The

records are also submitted to the Fungal Records Database

of Britain and Ireland, and we share records with the

Shropshire Ecological Data Network.

We now have over 52,000 records covering over 3,000

species, but we believe there are many more to find. A

checklist of fungi recorded in the county can be seen

here. If you would like to learn more about this subject and help us find further

species why not join us. For more information about our activities contact our

Secretary, Philip Leather.