12 months in the forest

Foraging calendar: when to go mushroom picking

The edible mushroom season in Poland month by month, together with the herbs and fruit worth picking at the same time.

Choose a month

January2 edible mushrooms · 0 plantsWinter fungi on wood and birds at the feeder
February2 edible mushrooms · 0 plantsEnd of winter: wood, thaws and tidying the larder
March3 edible mushrooms · 3 plantsEarly spring: the first green shoots, and care with wild garlic
April7 edible mushrooms · 6 plantsMorels protected, false morels in the woods – spring vigilance
May13 edible mushrooms · 7 plantsMay: green harvests, dandelion flowers and the first meadow mushrooms
June21 edible mushrooms · 7 plantsJune: elderflower, wild strawberries and the first chanterelles
July33 edible mushrooms · 7 plantsJuly: bilberries, raspberries, lime blossom – and care around hogweed
August37 edible mushrooms · 10 plantsAugust: the mushroom flush depends on rain – dry and freeze with care
September38 edible mushrooms · 14 plantsSeptember: peak mushroom season, elderberries and dog rose
October39 edible mushrooms · 13 plantsOctober: honey fungus, saffron milkcaps, quince for nalewka
November20 edible mushrooms · 4 plantsNovember: sloes after the frost, knights, and the bird feeder goes up
December6 edible mushrooms · 0 plantsDecember: winter fungi on trees and a larder full of summer

Edible mushroom seasons at a glance

Filled cells are the months in which the mushrooms usually appear in Poland. The weather can shift the season by a few weeks.

Species	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Jelly ear	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Black morel	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Chicken of the woods	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Common inkcap	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Common morel	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Shaggy inkcap	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Sheathed woodtuft	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Fairy ring champignon	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Field mushroom	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Porcini	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Scarletina bolete	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Slippery jack	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Summer cep	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Blusher	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Bovine bolete	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Brown birch bolete	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Chanterelle	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Common puffball	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Fishy milkcap	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Hazel bolete	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Red aspen bolete	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Red-cracking bolete	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Suede bolete	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Bay bolete	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Beefsteak fungus	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Cauliflower fungus	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Cornflower bolete	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Giant puffball	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Green brittlegill	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
Gypsy mushroom	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Hedgehog mushroom	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Larch bolete	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Parasol mushroom	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Shingled hedgehog	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Velvet bolete	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
False saffron milkcap	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Honey fungus	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Horn of plenty	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Saffron milkcap	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Wood blewit	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Oyster mushroom	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Sooty head	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes