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Events and attractions
UK Fungus Day events will be taking place across the UK on 4 October 2025 and around that date, so join an event and celebrate fungi! ​
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EAST MIDLANDS
Wild Walk: Fungi Foray at Rutland Water
Oakham, Rutland
27 September 2025
Species expert, Tim, will take you to the places he knows where spectacular fungi can be found. Expect to be wowed by his knowledge and the see the fungi that is not always seen!
Takes place 10:00 - 12:30. Tickets are £12 for adults, £3 for children. Book here.
WALES
North Wales Wildlife Trust fungus foray
St Beunos College, Tremeirchion
28 September 2025
Join our Wrexham volunteer branch for an afternoon of fungi exploration. Come and explore the fascinating world of fungi! Meet and mingle with like-minded people who share your passion for nature. Taking place 11:00 - 16:00. Free to attend, donations appreciated. Book here.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Indulge in mycogastronomy
Restaurants in SW London
1 - 31 October 2025
Delight in mycogastronomy during the month of October, and try the myriad of mushroom dishes at our participating restaurants. Mushrooms are versatile, delicious and are a great source of protein, minerals and antioxidants (mushroom dependent). See the list of restaurants here.
EAST ENGLAND
Opening Ceremony of the Magan Centre of Applied Mycology
Cranfield, Bedfordshire
3 October 2025
Join us for the official launch of the Magan Centre of Applied Mycology (MCAM) – a milestone marking a year of growth, new academic collaborations, and the start of a global effort to reimagine the role of applied mycology in building a sustainable future. Find out more.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
(un)common threads - Exhibition private view
London
3 October 2025
Be one of the first to explore (un)common threads, a participatory installation that uncovers the beauty of microscopic mycorrhizal fungi. Takes place 6-9pm. Read more.
WALES
Fungi Town
Hay-on-Wye, 3-5 October 2025
Hay-on-Wye is transforming itself into Fungi Town on 3 - 5 October 2025. The event marks UK Fungus Day and is dedicated to the weird and wonderful world of mushrooms, toadstools, lichens, moulds and yeasts. Fungi Town will bring together leading experts, growers, artists, and businesses for an exciting line-up of talks, workshops, films, exhibitions, food, art and more. Hosted in Hay Castle, and by shops and venues across the town, this is a community-led and playful celebration of mushrooms in all their amazingness. Whether you're a curious newcomer or a lifelong fanatic, let us take you to Fungi Town for a weekend of fungal discovery, creativity and connection. Read more.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Foray at National Trust Winkworth Arboretum
Surrey
4 October 2025
Explore the arboretum with your fungi guide Sara, who will lead you through all the different genus found at Winkworth. We kindly ask you not to forage any fungi found in the arboretum. Takes place 10:30 - 12:00, costs £10 plus NT standard admission fee for non-members. Book here.
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Event at National Trust Trelissick
Cornwall
4 October 2025
As part of UK Fungus Day, walk with the ranger team and help survey the grasslands in Trelissick parkland. This is an opportunity to visit areas where you wouldn’t normally explore and identify and survey a range of grassland mushrooms including waxcaps and puffballs. Taking place 11am - 1pm. Tickets are free. Please book here.
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Event at Bristol Central Library
Bristol
4 October 2025
Taking place 12:30 - 13:30 there will be a short 'FUNgi haiku and discovery session' at the Library, and fungus books and more displayed all day! No booking fee, just turn up!
NORTH ENGLAND
Shire Brook Valley Nature Reserve event
Sheffield
4 October 2025
Join members of the Sheffield based Sorby Fungus Group and Sheffield City Council Species Survival Fund project at a family friendly fungi event at Shire Brook Valley Nature Reserve in Sheffield from 11am - 3pm on 4th October 2025. This event will include a 'show and tell' display of fungi, fungus related information, craft activities for all the family, refreshments, and experts on hand to help identify fungi and share some fascinating fungal facts. There will be a self-guided Fungus Trail with a map to follow, and at 1pm there will be a guided walk from the Shire Brook Visitor Centre to spot fungi together and learn more!
No booking is required, this is a free event, all are welcome.
Come to the Visitor Centre on arrival. The car park is before the Visitor Centre.
NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Event at Durham Botanic Garden
Durham
4 October 2025
Come and meet the North East Fungus Study Group and learn about mushrooms, taking place 10am - 3pm at Durham Botanic Garden. The day includes forays at 11am and 1pm, a mushroom trail, the chance to learn ID skills, display tables, and a kids' book challenge! There is a £5 charge to enter the gardens, children are free.
NORTH ENGLAND
Event at the Yorkshire Arboretum
Castle Howard, York
4 October 2025
Organised by the Mid Yorkshire Fungus Group, together with the Yorkshire Arboretum and Fera Science, this event is for the general public, including adults, children and people with special needs, those already with an interest in fungi, as well as newcomers. We are hoping the event will be a positive experience which would lead to more people taking an interest in fungi in their environment. There will be an element of education in imparting a general knowledge of microscopy, identification of fungi and plant pathology. We hope to engage people not normally aware of mycology in activities such as forays but also in incorporating fungi into artistic and other activities.
No charge but doesn't include entry to the Yorkshire Arboretum, and normal charges apply for that. Pre-booking is advised for the fungi guided walks. Book here.
WALES
National Trust
Stackpole Estate
Pembrokeshire
4 October 2025
The Pembrokeshire Fungus Recording Network's 2025 UKFD event will be a woodland walk run in conjunction with the National Trust at Stackpole. The walk will take place on Saturday 4th October 2025 with walk leader Adam Pollard-Powell and other members of the network.
No charge, but book here.
SOUTH WEST
UK Fungus Day at the University of Bath
Bath
4 October 2025
Taking place 1-4pm at the University of Bath Come and celebrate UK Fungus Day 2025 at the University of Bath with an expert led fungal foray, refreshments, and activities! Free of charge, but book tickets here.
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EAST MIDLANDS
Wild Walk - Tramping, festively, for fungus
Charnwood Lodge, Leicestershire
4 October 2025
Do you know your Blushers from your Puffballs, or your Turkey Tails from your Field Bird’s Nests? What about your Elf Cups from your King Alfred’s Cakes? Your Stinkhorns from your Ink Caps? Mushroom-modernist, Ben Devine, will be leading a walk through Charnwood Lodge on the hunt for fantastical fungi – join us, search and celebrate, on this ebullient UK Fungus Day!
Takes place 10:00 - 12:30. Tickets are £12 for adults, £3 for children. Book here.
EAST MIDLANDS
Event at Sherwood Forest
Nottinghamshire
4 October 2025
Taking place ffom 10am till 4pm at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, hosted by the RSPB at Edwinstowe together with the Nottinghamshire Fungi Group. There will be public walks, display boards, a specimen table for you to look at and some activities for children. The event is free but those attending and using the RSPB car park will have to pay a parking fee unless they are members of the RSPB.
WEST MIDLANDS
UK Fungus Day at Saltwells Nature Reserve
Dudley
4 October 2025
Join the West Midlands Fungus Group for a foray in the morning. Meet outside the warden’s base in the main car park on Saltwells Lane at 10.30am. After the foray there will be a display of fungi in the warden’s base from 1-3.
EAST ENGLAND
Fungi Field Day
Cambridge Botanic Garden,
4 October 2025
This UK Fungus Day, join us for Fungi Field Day at the Botanic Garden to celebrate fungi and their relationships with plants. Come along to learn, engage and play, and discover what we can do to help conserve the fungal diversity around us. Highlights include a science marquee, fungi games, fungal forays, expert talks, arts/crafts and mushroom face-painting. Read more.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Fantastic fungi & secretive slime moulds
College Lake Nature Reserve, Tring, Buckinghamshire,
4 October 2025
Join members of the Buckinghamshire Fungus Group at a family friendly fungi and slime mould day. The day will include a 'show and tell' display at 14:00 showcasing fresh fungi collected at the site; feel free to bring your own specimens for identification and contribution to the display! You can try fungi and slime mould model-making, join microscope demos, and there will be a wealth of fungal and slime mould information and art to help you learn about the importance, science and history of these amazing organisms. There will be a Fungi and Slime Mould Walk from 10:30 - 12:00 for you to find and identify specimens of your own. Free and all welcome, - tickets for the walks cost £7 and can be booked here.
WEST MIDLANDS
Queenswood Arboretum
Leominster, Herefordshire
4 October 2025
Herefordshire Fungus Survey Group will run an event at Queenswood Arboretum from 10:30, featuring two walks and a display. Book onto the walks here.
EAST ENGLAND
Little Paxton Nature Reserve
Cambridgeshire
4 October 2025
Alan Robbins of the Huntingdonshire Fungus Group will lead guided walks, leaving from Paxton Pits Visitor Centre at 10:30 and 13:30. Come along and discover and identify as many species of fungus as possible. Morning and afternoon walks will be to different locations on the reserve. The event is free but donations to the Friends of Paxton Pits are welcome.
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Lanhydrock National Trust
Bodmin, Cornwall
4 October 2025
Cornwall Fungus Group will have a marquee by the café at Lanhydrock, with fungal information and a display. At 10:00 you can join a family walk to look for fungi in the woodland, and at 13:30 there will be another guided walk to search for fungi on and around the veteran trees in the parkland. National Trust car parking charges apply for non National Trust members.
EAST MIDLANDS
Pop-up at Rutland Water Visitor Centre
Rutland Water, Leicestershire
4 October 2025
The Leicestershire Fungi Study Group is holding a pop-up event at Rutland Water Visitor Centre, including a display of fungi, information, and conversation!
EAST MIDLANDS
Fungi in the Forest
Furnace Museum & Country Park, Derbyshire
4 October 2025
Taking place 10:00 - 16:00 at the Furnace Museum and Country Park, Moira, Derbyshire.
Come along and discover the wonderful world of Fungi in the Forest, and help us celebrate UK Fungus Day. Join one of our guided ambles, led by ecologist Beverley Rhodes and search out some fungi. Visit our Fantastic Fungi exhibition, make a spore print, or try one of our craft activities. All ages welcome, and activities are free – just turn up!
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Harcourt Arboretum
University of Oxford,
5 October 2025
The Fungus Survey of Oxfordshire will be at the Harcourt Arboretum in Oxfordshire with a large display of fungi, information leaflets, and a talk at 13:30.
SOUTH WEST
Devon Fungus Group Event
Decoy Country Park, Newton Abbot
5 October 2025
Join Devon Fungus Group on this fungal foray at Decoy Country Park, Newton Abbot, starting at 10:30.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Guided walk at Morden Hall Park
Morden, London
5 October 2025
Celebrate UK Fungus Day with a gentle guided walk at Morden Hall Park. Members of the Nature Group will lead you on a route through the park to uncover the fascinating world of fungi. Learn about the vital role fungi play in the natural world, take a closer look at their forms and structures, and enjoy a simple activity to see spores in action. This is a chance to explore together rather than a formal identification session, so expect plenty of curiosity and discovery along the way. Please note this is not a foraging walk and no fungi will be picked.
Duration: around 1 hour, 2 - 3pm.
Tickets: £3 per person, suitable for all ages, booking essential. Book here.
WEST MIDLANDS
Fungus foray at Grendon Common
Atherstone, Warwickshire
5 October 2025
Starting at 10:30, this foray will visit the mine workings, woodland, and heathland of Grendon Common.Park in the car park in Folly Lane. The easiest way is to go up Boot Hill from the A5 and drive straight through Baddesley Ensor village. Enter the woodland and Folly Lane is on the left hand side at the end of the wood before you go downhill The car park is 200 yards on the left. Contact John Walton with any questions.
Everybody welcome.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Shroom Sunday
Chingford, London
5 October 2025
London’s biggest fungi festival returns to east London’s secret nature reserve. A day of Fungi-inspired fun for all the family, including: guided walks, guest lectures, arts and crafts, merch, Open-Myc performance - and more! Taking place 10am - 4pm, organised by the London Fungus Network. Fee is £7 - £20, children are free. Find out more here.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
(un)common threads - Meet the Researcher
London
9 October 2025
Explore fungi’s hidden networks at (un)common threads — an art & science event with Dr Laura Suz. Takes place 6-9pm. Read more.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
A Walk under the Trees
London
11 October 2025
Explore Springfield Park with Poppy Flint. When we look at a tree we are only seeing half of the plant...come adventure underground through our imagination! Takes place 10:30 - 12:30. Read more.
NORTH ENGLAND
Yorkshire Fungi Fest 2025
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, Yorkshire
11 & 12 October 2025
Mad for mycelium? Join us on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2025 for a weekend of fungi-tastic activities at Yorkshire Fungi Fest! Learn how to identify fungi on a guided walk, discover your inner mycophile at a fungi talk, browse our Mushroom Market, create your own fungi beauty mask and even more! Hundreds of different species of fungi have been recorded at Potteric Carr, where woodland and wetland create perfect conditions for earth stars, scarlet elfcup and a rare fungi known only by its scientific name - so rare there's only one other recording in the UK! Join the mushroom magic and be toadstool-y enchanted, as we help you discover these amazing autumnal delights.
Admission included with bookable, chargeable events; events and booking links can be found here. Admission fee applies if not booking onto a chargeable event, details on admission prices can be found here.
WALES
North Wales Wildlife Trust fungus foray
Marford, Wrexham
12 October 2025
Join our Wrexham volunteer branch for an afternoon of fungi exploration, starting at Marford Quarry and moving through to Maes y Pant, which usually has rich pickings! Taking place 11:00 - 16:00. Free to attend, donations appreciated. Book here.
EAST ENGLAND
Wheatfen Fungi Foray
Rutland Water, Leicestershire
18 October 2025
A guided fungi foray will take place 10:30 - 13:00 to see and identify some of the fungus species at the reserve. The foray will be led by the Norfolk Fungus Study Group to search for and identify the many fungus species that can be found at Wheatfen. In the afternoon, the Norfolk Fungus Study Group will display guides, books, information about their DNA work, photos, and you'll be able to look at spores through microscopes.
Tickets are £5 and includes a complimentary tea or coffee. Under 16’s free, booking essential for all participants. Book here.
EAST MIDLANDS
Wild Walk - Fungi Foray
Launde Woods, Leicestershire
18 October 2025
Phwoarh. Look at those gills… look at those scales! Check out that bulb!
Get up close and personal to some fabulous fungi on an autumnal amble through one of Launde’s most beautiful woodlands. Our reserve officers will lead the search for Bonnets and Milkcaps, Tufts and Brittlegills, and many, many mushrooms more!
Takes place 10:00 - 12:30. Tickets are £12 per person. Book here.
EAST MIDLANDS
Wild Walk - Wandering for Waxcaps
Merry's Meadows, Leicestershire
19 October 2025
A wander. An amble. A jaunt. If any of these sound pleasant to you, on a crisp and even October evening through merry Merrys Meadows, then hark! You are cordially invited to wonder at waxcaps, of all rainbow varieties, in one of Leicestershire’s finest grasslands! This is a site of national significance for waxcaps with 17 species recorded here! Can you help us record a full 19 species to make Merry's meadow an internationally significant site for waxcaps?
Takes place 10:00 - 12:00. Tickets are £12 per person. Book here.
EAST MIDLANDS
Journey to the Third Kingdom
Rutland Local Group, Leicestershire
20 October 2025
Kate Fortune-Jones is an accomplished artist, illustrator and naturalist. Currently she is the Fungi recorder of the Rutland Natural History Society and Kate will describe some her field work, identification of fungi and her inspirations and processes of her art work
Takes place 19:30 - 21:00. Tickets are £2 per person, no need to book, pay on the evening. More information.
SOUTH ENGLAND
The Secrets of Truffle Hunting
Lewes, East Sussex
25 October 2025
Join Melissa Waddingham, the truffle hunter, who will take you on an adventure to learn all about the secret lives of truffles, their ecology, their tell tail signs and their habitat. Costs £100 per person, including lunch. Takes place 10:00 - 15:00. Book here.
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
Woolley Firs, Maidenhead
25 October 2025
Aimed at adults , this workshop will involve a walk and talk by a renowned mycologist, Clifford Davy. You will discover what fungi are about in our Maidenhead reserve. Tickets are £25 and can be booked here.
NATIONAL
Plantlife's Waxcap Watch survey
England, Scotland & Wales
September to late November
Help Plantlife find Waxcaps, Britain’s most colourful fungi. You don’t need to be a mycologist or to have any fungi ID skills to do a waxcap survey - all you need is a smart phone or access to a computer! Find out more.
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