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See the pre-saleWhere to look
Look in the fir-spruce forests around Langnau and on the Napf ridge. Chanterelles and winter chanterelles grow in moss on acid soils, cep on the edges of older forest. The slopes are steep, so keep to paths.
What grows here
penny bun / cep (prawdziwek), chanterelle (kurka), winter chanterelle (pieprznik trąbkowy), hedgehog mushroom (kolczak obłączasty), honey fungus (opieńka miodowa)
Forest: fir-spruce forest on the slopes of the Alpine foothills
Season: July–November; peak in September and October.
Rules
In the canton of Bern the limit is 2 kg per person per day and there are no closed days. Organised picking is banned, except for training walks. Picking is banned in nature reserves, and you can have your mushrooms checked at a mushroom control point (Pilzkontrolle).
About the forest
The Emmental is a hilly region east of Bern, where fir and spruce cover the steep slopes between meadows. Rainfall is high and the forests are damp. It is an easy mushroom region with a good path network.
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