- Look before you leap - many beautiful fungi nestle in among the
grass or in forest leaf litter, and they can easily be damaged or destroyed by
trampling feet
- Take photographs rather than specimens home except when you need
specimens for study and identification or are collecting wild
mushrooms that you intend to eat
- Collect only those edible fungi you have identified with certainty
- Pick only sufficient common edible mushrooms for your own needs
- Do not disturb leaf litter in the search for immature fungi, or you
are likely to destroy many immature specimens and perhaps kill their
mycelium
- Be aware that some very rare fungus species are protected by law and must
not be picked or their habitat disturbed
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Where on earth do you tread?
Whether careless trampling puts common species at risk is doubtful, but one thing
is certain: a trampled immature mushroom will not develop to brighten the
countryside and give joy to other walkers. On that basis alone it is
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