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Description

Hunt for different types of fungi in your local green space.

Resources

Identification guide
Wellies!

Free to download here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/wildchallenge/activity-sheets/770-0214-18-19-wild-challenge_fungi-finder.pdf

Also highly recommend the swatch guide by Woodland Trust (https://shop.woodlandtrust.org.uk/fungi-swatch-book)

Instructions

Find your fungi! Fungi grow in lots of places but there is one condition they all need. It needs to be damp. Other hot spots for fungi include rotting tree stumps and damp soil near living trees. In grassy fields look out for big white blobs as that's where the puffballs grow, here you may also see the magical shape of a fairy ring. Remember not just to look at the ground when on your mushroom mission. Many fungi like the jelly ear fungus grow on dead branches.

See how many types you can find that match all the ones on our fungi bingo sheet. You'd be super-lucky to see all types, but if you do, make sure you shout bingo! Remember not to touch the fungi you find. As well as being delicate and easily damaged, some are poisonous so stay safe and observe them with your eyes only.

Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-families/family-wild-challenge/activities/fabulous-fungi/#h4E2A2tzoKfRvZsH.99

This activity works perfectly with a planned nature walk, looking for fungi as you go. On a 60 minute walk through a local nature reserve we found 12 different types of fungi!

Tags

• challenge
• explore
• hunt
• identification
• Nature
• Outdoor activity
• outdoors
• park
• trail
• Trees
• walk
• Wild
• woodland

Badge Links

• Adventure - Outdoor activity
• Explore - Explain
• Explore - Explore
• Explore - Predict
• Explore - What and where
• Outdoors - Natural activity
• World - Other