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Fungi to be with was formed in the early 1990's by myself Andy Overall and Miranda Gavin, who having played an important role in helping set up FTBW, is no longer involved.
FTBW was created to fulfill a role that up until that time and even now is scarcely covered. That role was to help the interested people of Greater London and the home counties, with an emphasis on fungi, connect/reconnect with the natural environment surrounding them. When I first became interested in mushrooms, during the 1980's I took it upon myself to begin the long process of getting to know these unusual organisms. Following my initial forays into the fungi world I realised the need for 'fungi to be with'. "How many other people, like me, were looking for an introduction to the mushrooms that they came across whilst out walking?" Some ten years or so on fungi to be with is now affiliated with the British Mycological Club (BMS) and is recognised as the longest standing, London Fungus Group. Some of the collections of fungi, made by foray attendees and myself, are deposited at the herbarium in Kew Gardens. Species lists are drawn up following each foray, which are then given over to the governing bodies of the areas in which the forays take place, providing an ongoing record of the fungi that occur or re-occur in those areas over time. Recording began in 1996 and the successful continuation of these records have been helping to produce a clearer picture of the distribution of fungi across the home counties and in London's parks and woodlands. Spring Fungi Forays and Beginners Workshops for 2009 Saturday 25th April: Foray - Hampstead Heath, London Saturday 2nd May: Beginners Spring Fungi Workshop - Hampstead Heath Saturday 9th May: Foray - Hampstead Heath Autumn Forays and Workshops 2009 All forays start at 10am and finish around 2pm. (Except for the Breakfast Foray - 8.30am start) If you are on the mailing list you will receive a booking form in April for the spring/summer activities and in August for autumn, either by email or post.
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