Want to learn more about the incredible world of fungi?
Below, you can find a smorgasbord of mycology resources to sink your teeth into - from research to art, folklore to local foraging groups. Peruse at your leisure - some of the featured books you may even find for sale at the festival in our vendors’ space!
Mycology: Intro, Research, and Conservation
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![scottish fungi identification page]()
Intro to Identifying Scottish Fungi
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![fungus conservation trust, UK mycology protection organisation]()
The Fungus Conservation Trust
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![Mycology research in Scotland, chaga, medicinal mushrooms]()
The Case for Responsible Chaga Cultivation in Scotland
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![fungus identification guides, roger phillips, collins guide]()
Review of Fungi Identification Guidebooks
GALLOWAY WILD FOODS
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![Naturescot scottish fungi, common bonnet mushroom, mycena galericulata]()
NatureScot: Fungi
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![lichen growing in moss on a tree, Scotland's rainforest]()
Lichens and Fungi of the Rainforest
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![International NGO fungal conservation Fungi Foundation]()
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![SPUN - Society for the Protection of Underground Networks]()
SPUN - Society for the Protection of Underground Networks
Social Science and Storytelling
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![intro to mushrooms in social science: The Mushroom at the End of the World]()
Mushroom at the End of the World
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![Kew Gardens mushrooms in folklore book]()
The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in Folklore, Superstition, and Traditional Medicine
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![QUeer theory and interdisciplinary theory applied to lichen and fungi]()
Queer Theory for Lichen
DAVID GRIFFITHS
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![Storytelling with fungi in North America]()
Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless
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![Queer Flora, Fauna, and Funga: A Radical Forage Through Art and Writing]()
Queer Flora, Fauna, and Funga: A Radical Forage Through Art and Writing
FRANCES CANNON
Local Resources and Groups
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![Scottish fungus foraging groups regional map]()
Scottish Fungi: Local Groups
https://sites.google.com/site/scottishfungi/local-groups
Clyde and Argyll Fungus Group
Grampian Fungus Group
Scottish Borders Fungus Group
Edinburgh & Lothians Fungus Enthusiasts
Tayside and Fife Fungal Group
Highland Biological Recording Group
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![Rhyze mushrooms Co-op Edinburgh logo lino cut]()
Rhyze Mushrooms Co-op
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![Edinburgh University Fungi Society, boletus edulis logo]()
Edinburgh University Fungi Society
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![University of Dundee Mycological Society logo]()
University of Dundee Mycological Society
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![Mycobee Mushrooms fungi education Edinburgh group]()
Mycobee Mushrooms
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![Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh Fungi Collection: dried specimen, archives, exhibitions]()
Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh Fungi Collection
