St. Georges 'shrooms.

[chazzpott]

There has been an excellent crop of Calocybe gambosa in my neck of the woods this spring, so a qestion for all you fungiphiles I have noticed that most of the ones I have found have been growing in lightly wooded areas, or woodland edges. I have found very few in fields or pastures Has anybody else noticed this? Happy foraging,Chazz.

[Leif]

Originally Posted by chazzpott

There has been an excellent crop of Calocybe gambosa in my neck of the woods this spring, so a qestion for all you fungiphiles I have noticed that most of the ones I have found have been growing in lightly wooded areas, or woodland edges. I have found very few in fields or pastures Has anybody else noticed this? Happy foraging,Chazz.

Yes! I always find them at the edges of woods, or woods with light cover, though some on the forum seem to find them in fields too.

[fairplay]

Lush grass, short or long, beside country lanes/cart tracks/ quiet roads, with or without trees nearby is where I find mine.

Neil.

[PeteS]

Yes, excellent this season for St George's down south. 90% of mine were found in grass. Lots in the middle of town - verges, common land, around car parks, playing fields, grass around office buildings and in front lawns. Plenty in the New Forest on health land. The thing is these mushrooms like unimproved grassland (without grazing too) and there isn't much of this habitat around these days - apart from in towns, woodland edges and in lightly wooded areas.

[chazzpott]

Thanks for the feedback chaps. I have found some St Georges in grassland, but not many and most of those were in cemetaries! Another good place is along grassy footpaths.
I have also found some out of season 'shrooms recently. Further details of these will follow shortly. Happy foraging, Chazz.