ForestHarvest: non-timber forest products in Scotland

TRADING

Strathspey Mushrooms

Strathspey Mushrooms have a team of between 100 and 150 casual pickers scouring the birch forests and pinewoods of the Highlands for wild mushrooms. These are sold fresh, or else dried in a specially built dehumidifier. Dried mushrooms are available by mail order.

Products

Mushrooms, fresh or dried

Species traded

Cep mushroom (Boletus edulis)

Chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)

Chicken-of-the-woods mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Wild garlic (Allium ursinum)

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