Mushrooms / Counties Laois and Offaly
Mushrooms: Slieve Bloom Mountains
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Look on the edges of older plantations and in mixed woodland along the trails from Glenbarrow and Kinnitty. Chanterelles grow in moss along forest roads, parasols in meadows on the forest edge. The bogs and heath are poor for edible mushrooms.
What grows here
chanterelle (kurka), penny bun / cep (prawdziwek), parasol (czubajka kania), hedgehog mushroom (kolczak obłączasty), winter chanterelle (pieprznik trąbkowy)
Forest: Sitka spruce and pine plantations among heath and bog
Season: August–November; peak in September and October.
Rules
On Coillte land you may walk without a permit, but rules for picking mushrooms are not clearly published, so pick only small amounts for your own use or ask Coillte. The bogs on the ridge are an NPWS nature reserve, so do not pick there without consent. On private land you need the owner's permission.
About the forest
The Slieve Bloom Mountains in the Irish midlands are a low range with Coillte forests, heath and blanket bog. The forests are reached from many car parks along the Slieve Bloom Way. Local guides run mushroom forays in the area.
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