Best edible wild mushrooms to find in winter

Best mushrooms to find in winter – December, January and February

What, surely there's no edible wild fungi that can be found in winter, I hear you scoff.

Sure, winter isn’t notorious for its bumper crop of fungi, but there are things a persistent forager can find in the cold, snowy winter months.

Here are the top five wild fungi to look out for in winter:

1. Winter chanterelles (Craterellus tubaeformis)

2. Velvet shanks (Flammulina velutipes)

3. Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus cornucopiae)

4. Jelly ears (Auricularia auricula-judae)

5. Wood blewit (Lepista nuda, Lepista saeva)

Happy winter foraging!

Ps - look out for my future posts on the best edible wild fungi to find in spring, summer and autumn 

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