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.

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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 Forays, & Fungi Workshops for beginners 2010
Saturday 17th April: Foray - Hampstead Heath, London
Saturday 24th
: Beginners Spring Fungi Workshop - Hampstead Heath
Saturday 8th May: Foray - Hampstead Heath

Summer Forays, & Fungi Workshops for beginners 2010
Saturday 21st August: Foray - Hampstead Heath
Sunday 29th
August: Foray - Puttenham Common, Surrey
Saturday 11th
September: Foray - Hampstead Heath
Saturday 18th
September: Foray - Epping Forest
Saturday 25th
September: Fungi Workshop for Beginners - Hampstead Heath
Sunday 26th
September: Foray - Puttenham Common, Surrey.

Autumn Forays and Workshops 2010
Saturday 2nd October: Foray - Hampstead Heath, London
Sunday 3rd October: Foray -Epping Forest, London/Essex
Saturday 9th October: Fungi Workshop for beginners - Hampstead,London
Sunday 10th October: Foray -Wimbledon Common, Surrey
Saturday 16th Oct: Foray - New Forest, Hampshire
Sunday 17th October: Foray - Epping Forest, London/Essex
Saturday 23rd October: Foray - Hampstead Heath, London
Sunday 24th October:Foray - Wimbledon Common, Surrey
Saturday 30th October: Beginners Fungi Workshop - Hampstead Heath, London
Sunday October 31st: Foray - New Forest, Hampshire
Saturday 6th November: Foray - Epping Forest, London
Sunday 7th November: Breakfast Foray - Hampstead Heath, London
Saturday 13th November: Beginners Fungi Workshop - Hampstead Heath, London
Sunday 14th November: Foray - Epping Forest, London/Essex 

All forays start at 10am and finish around 2pm. (Except for the Breakfast Foray - 8.30am start)
Workshops begin at 10am and finish around 4.30pm - Inc. 2 hour foray.

Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call me on 0208 458 0652 or 07958 786 374 for details.

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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Picture by Anni Burnell

 
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