Where to pick mushrooms in the Leningrad region. Mushroom places, Leningrad region

The beginning of autumn is the ideal time for " quiet hunt", that is, mushroom picking. The collection began back in August, residents of the Lomonosov district are already bragging about in social networks"forest harvest" The peak of the season traditionally falls in September, when mushroom pickers return from the forest with full baskets of white mushrooms, milk mushrooms, chanterelles, boletus and aspen mushrooms.

Where to look for mushrooms in the Lomonosov region? Ordinary people will say - in any forest, but professionals know the best mushroom places. At the request of LL, the rating of the most “fruitful” areas was compiled by the director of the Lomonosov forestry, Alexey Dikiy. And this is what happened:

1) Forests near the villages of Porozhki and the village of Petrovskoye

2) Massif beyond the village of Bolshaya Izhora

3) Outskirts of the village of Lopukhinka

4) Forests near the village of Koporye

5) The area near Lake Lubenskoye

“The mushrooms in our area are clean, there is no radiation in them. Sometimes such information comes through, but it is not confirmed - environmentalists constantly monitor it. This year everything is clean,” assured the director of the Lomonosov forestry Alexei Dikiy.

IN Leningrad region almost all species grow edible mushrooms. What forest inhabitants should you look for in September and October?

Mushroom picker calendar for the Leningrad region
When to pick mushrooms	What mushrooms to collect	Where to pick mushrooms
March	Oyster mushroom, tree mushrooms, talker	There are practically no mushrooms, but at the end of the month the first snowdrops may appear. If the winter is warm, you can find fresh oyster mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms usually grow on trees, the cap of such a mushroom is one-sided or rounded, the plates run down to the stem, as if growing to it. Distinguish oyster mushroom from inedible mushrooms It’s not difficult - it has a cap that is completely leathery to the touch.
April	Oyster mushroom, tree mushrooms, govorushka, morel, stitch	Snowdrop mushrooms – morels and stitches – are quite common
May	Morel, stitch, oil can, oyster mushroom, raincoat	Most mushrooms can be found not under trees, but in clearings, in thick grass.
June	Butterfly, boletus, boletus, oyster mushroom, morel, honey fungus, chanterelle, White mushroom, raincoat	In June, mushrooms of the highest (first) category begin to appear.
July	Oiler, boletus, boletus, oyster mushroom, morel, puffball, honey fungus, chanterelle, porcini mushroom, moss mushroom	There are already quite a lot of mushrooms - both in the clearings and under the trees. In addition to mushrooms, strawberries and blueberries are already found.
August	Oiler, boletus, boletus, oyster mushroom, morel, honey mushroom, chanterelle, porcini mushroom, moss mushroom	At this time, mushrooms can be found almost everywhere: in the grass, under trees, near stumps, in ditches and on trees, and even in city squares and on the sides of roads. In addition to mushrooms, lingonberries have already ripened, and cranberries are appearing in the swamps.
September	Oiler, boletus, boletus, oyster mushroom, morel, honey mushroom, chanterelle, porcini mushroom, moss mushroom,	September is the most productive month for mushrooms. But you need to be careful: autumn is coming to the forests, and in the bright foliage it is difficult to see the multi-colored mushroom caps.
October	Valuy, oyster mushroom, camelina, honey fungus, champignon, boletus, porcini mushroom, milk mushroom, moss mushroom, russula	The number of mushrooms in the clearings begins to decrease. In October, it is better to look for mushrooms near stumps and under trees.
November	Butterfly, greenfinch, oyster mushroom, tree mushrooms.	Frosts are beginning, but there is a high probability of finding frozen mushrooms.
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Safety regulations

With all the delights of mushroom hunting, one should not forget about its dangers. The forest is fraught with many threats. First of all, collect only famous mushrooms. Study what they look like edible species, it is recommended even before going into the forest.

Even popular mushrooms can be dangerous if forests are close to major highways and factories. In this case, the “catch” should be carefully processed in the kitchen: clean the mushrooms from sand, soil and pine needles. Cook the loot in saline solution(30 grams of salt per 1 liter of water). The solution needs to be changed every 20 minutes and boiled for about an hour. Mushrooms must be washed between changes of solution. cold water in a colander.

Before you go into the forest, warn your relatives about your plans: which direction you will go, how long you plan to spend time quietly hunting. You should take a fully charged supply of water and food with you. mobile phone and compass.

“You should pay attention to the weather. Be careful when it blows strong wind, trees may fall. Another rule for everyone without exception is to follow the rules fire safety in the forest, be careful with fires and cigarettes,” Alexey Dikiy, director of the Lomonosov forestry, told LL.

About how to behave correctly in the forest, Have a safe hunt and good catch!

It’s hard to find a more contemplative and happiness-inducing activity than summer mushroom picking. If you once take a walk through the forest with a basket, you will be drawn to this exciting activity again and again. Don't believe it? And you try it, early summer morning, when Sun rays make their way through the mighty branches of the trees, and the air is still full of the coolness of the night...

These mysterious mushrooms...

Mushrooms are one of the most interesting. They combine both the characteristics of plants and animals. Incredibly diverse in shape and color, they live in the most unexpected corners of our planet. Specimens are known to have settled on the seabed.

And again, conspiracy theorists fantasized...

Since ancient times, people have been studying the properties of mushrooms. To this day, these amazing organisms are not fully understood. There are two inexplicable but proven facts about mushrooms:

1. Having incredible energy. Science knows mushrooms that can break up asphalt, absorb radiation and change their shape in a very short period of time.
2. Influence on people's consciousness. There are no other plants in living nature that can change the biochemistry of the brain so strongly. That is, to have a pronounced psychedelic effect.

This leads to an interesting hypothesis about the extraterrestrial origin of the organisms in question.

What types of mushrooms are there?

Living in the forest, growing on trees and even entering into close symbiosis with humans. We are interested in those specimens that grow in the forest.

Scientists divide forest mushrooms into edible, conditionally edible and poisonous. Boletus mushrooms are recognized as edible (and very tasty) gifts of the forest, Polish mushrooms, boletus, chanterelles, honey mushrooms and oyster mushrooms. During the mushroom season there is a real hunt for them!

Conventionally edible mushrooms can also be eaten. Just to begin with, they need to be brought to the correct condition. That is, soak it in a certain way, evaporate it, carry out cunning manipulations, and only then eat it. Black milk mushrooms belong to this class of mushrooms.

But it’s better not to joke with poisonous mushrooms... Read on for why.

In what cases is it better to simply admire the bounty of the forest?

When there is even the slightest suspicion that a mushroom is edible.

The most Leningrad region is satanic mushroom and red fly agaric. And also all the unfamiliar and dubious gifts of the forest. This is the rule of a wise mushroom picker. Even the most experienced specialist will not take an unknown mushroom into his basket.

Finally, I would like to reassure the reader: only poisoning with the well-known pale toadstool leads to death. In all other cases, people survive (the consequences depend on how strong the liver and kidneys are). Another thing is that such experiments are obviously pointless. Next we will talk about edible and healthy mushrooms Leningrad region, photo attached.

Mushroom season is truly a wonderful time!

Spring nature is mesmerizing: insects frolic in the air, streams flow, and the sky in the evenings becomes starry and alluring.

The first mushrooms of the Leningrad region (assorted photos will follow the pretty fly agarics) appear at the end of April. And these are undoubtedly morels. They are not distinguished by their beautiful appearance, but in terms of taste, only young boletus mushrooms can compete with them. A map of mushroom places will tell you more about their favorite places.

Next comes the summer harvest season. In June, fresh boletus and boletus appear. They love to grow in birch groves. Butterflies almost always live in families: if you find one cute oily mushroom, then you should very carefully examine the area around. The second ten days of June gives mushroom pickers white loads.

July is another mushroom month. Boletus mushrooms, chanterelles and saffron milk caps appear in the forests. And from the middle of the month, the ground is decorated with multi-colored russula caps. These delicious mushrooms amazes with its rich color palette...

August is traditionally recognized as the most mushroom month. The number of porcini mushrooms, boletuses, russula and chanterelles is increasing. Honey mushrooms and white mushrooms are considered specifically August mushrooms. The first appear at the beginning of the month, the second - closer to its end. Poisonous mushrooms Leningrad region (fly agarics and pale toadstools) are also actively growing in last month summer. They catch your eye with their bright red caps with white pimples. Fly agarics grow in forest lowlands and along roadsides.

The autumn mushroom season in the Leningrad region is September and the first two weeks of October. Traditionally, summer mushrooms are gradually declining. In the forests, a variety of rows are increasingly found - white whales, jaundices and greenfinches. You can also find friendly families of honey mushrooms on old stumps and next to majestic trees. The season ends with the onset of the first frosts and a drop in temperature to 5 degrees plus.

Spring mushroom picking trip

Places in the Leningrad region let's start with the habitat of the first spring mushroom- morel. To be more precise - conical morel. This mushroom grows in coniferous and deciduous forests of the Leningrad region; it can be found in clearings, fire pits and burnt forests. Having discovered one conical morel, in 99% of cases you can find the entire family.

Most often, the mushroom grows in the southern part of the region, namely in the area of ​​​​the village of Tosno. The map of mushroom places in the Leningrad region, located further, confirms this. At the end of April, in addition to a basket of morels, you can also collect birch sap. This wonderful spring drink restores strength and gives a boost of energy.

Summer-autumn location of mushrooms

The most pressing question among lovers of the forest and its gifts is where to pick mushrooms in the Leningrad region in the summer. The easiest way to answer this is with a map of mushroom places. It has successful routes compiled by experienced forest hunters (mushroom places in the Leningrad region are marked with symbolic icons). However, it is worth remembering that year to year does not occur. And if there were only one mushroom location in 2014, then there is a high probability that in 2015, the gifts of the forest will choose other locations.

However, there are statistics. And she, as you know, is an incredibly stubborn and precise thing. Let's turn to her with our mushroom question.

Specific habitats of forest gifts

So, mushroom places in the Leningrad region - where are they?

1. Near the village of Sinyavino (59.54 N, 31.04 E). The settlement is located 45 km southeast of St. Petersburg. You can get to it either by car or by train. The latter runs 3 times a day from Ladozhsky Station. In the forests around the village boletus, chanterelles and saffron milk caps grow, and sometimes you can find porcini mushrooms and capsicum mushrooms.
2. In the forests around Vyritsa (59.24 N, 30.20 E). It's again south direction: the town is located 60 km south of St. Petersburg. At the end of July, chanterelles, milk mushrooms and russula grow in local forests. In order not to get lost, you should walk along. In addition to picking mushrooms, the traveler has every chance to get vivid impressions of summer nature.
3. In Sosnovo (60.33 N, 30.14 E). Mushroom places in the Leningrad region are unthinkable without this wonderful place. The forests around the village are famous a variety of mushrooms. What kind of forest gifts can you find in coniferous and spruce forests that surround this locality! These include boletus mushrooms, boletus mushrooms, moss mushrooms, and boletus mushrooms in the area of ​​sunny clearings! Closer to autumn, it is quite possible to pick a basket of milk mushrooms or chanterelles for pickling. You can spend a whole day picking mushrooms in Sosnovo. It will be remembered, like everything beautiful that is associated with summer and wonderful nature.
4. Near the village of Stekolnoye, which is located in the Tosnensky district (59.33 N, 30.54 E). Local forests invariably delight mushroom pickers with a rich harvest of young boletus mushrooms. But no one promises that the search for these noblest representatives flora (or is it fauna?) will be simple. You will have to get lost, search, strain your logic... Only a patient and resourceful mushroom picker will be generously rewarded.

In this section we have listed the coordinates of mushroom places in the Leningrad region. We hope they will help everyone find their favorite gifts of the forest.

Delicacy for gourmets

We simply do not have the right to ignore any mushroom dish. Let's tell you the recipe for a simple but incredibly mouth-watering delicacy.

So you returned from nature with a basket of boletus mushrooms, there is nothing special to eat at home, and hunger has been tormenting you for more than one hour... Right now you can turn a small part of the catch into a hearty dish that will satisfy your hunger for the rest of the day... So, the recipe! Required ingredients:

• White mushrooms;
• salt;
• butter.

Carefully wash 5-6 young boletus mushrooms. Dry them with a napkin and cut them into medium-sized slices.

Melt the butter in a frying pan. Finely chop the onion and add it to fry. The whole trick is to prevent the onions from burning, but to form a viscous substance together with the butter. When this metamorphosis has occurred, add chopped mushrooms to the onions. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat, then add salt to the dish. Next, simmer over low heat until done. Place on a plate.

If you find any summer greens in the refrigerator, chop them finely and sprinkle on the dish. Bon appetit!

There are many fascinating stories associated with mushrooms, but we will focus on the most useful ones for those who like to collect them. Go:

Fungi are unique organisms. And the process of collecting them is a protracted affair. Worth remembering: interesting mushrooms They love logical search and extraordinary solutions. He who seeks will always find. Good luck!

Hot, but at the same time rainy summer did its job. Already from mid-July, mushrooms began to appear near St. Petersburg, and, in large quantities! This means that now is the time to take a larger basket, put a Panama hat on your head, and rubber boots on your feet and go into the forest. In which? This is where you will come to the rescue mushroom map, prepared by Komsomolskaya Pravda.

1. VILLAGE KUZNECHNOYE

Coordinates: 61.7, N 29.52 E.

How to get there: perhaps the most difficult route (you will need a boat), but also the most profitable. You can get to Kuznechny by train from Finlyandsky Station, and then move to the islands.

What is: knowledgeable people say this the best place in the area for collecting chanterelles.

2. VYBORG

Coordinates: 60.70 N 28.75 East

How to get there: you can get to Vyborg from the Finland Station. You can also get there by car along the Vyborg highway, or by bus from the Grazhdansky Prospekt metro station.

What is there: the forest near Vyborg is very dry. Therefore, during the season, you can often find boletus, boletus, and porcini mushrooms here. Get a big basket ready!

3. VILLAGE ZAKHODSKOE

Coordinates: 60.24 N 29.21 E.

How to get there: also move towards Vyborg, but get off a little earlier, at Zakhodskoye station.

What to eat: in the surrounding forests you can find moss mushrooms, aspen boletuses and a rich harvest of porcini mushrooms.

4. VILLAGE OF LOSEVO

Coordinates: 60.40 N 30.00 east

How to get there: you can get to Losevo by train from Finlyandsky Station to Losevo station or by bus from Sosnovo.

What to eat: You can find porcini mushrooms, aspen mushrooms, boletus mushrooms, butter mushrooms and moss mushrooms.

5. VILLAGE MIRUCHINSKOE

Coordinates: 60.33 N 29.51 E.

How to get there: minibus No. 678 runs to Michurinsky from Ozerki, or you can get to Sosnovo, and from there by bus.

What to eat: chanterelles and black milk mushrooms. You can also find boletus, boletus, white boletus, but much less frequently.

6. VILLAGE OF SOSNOVO

Coordinates: 60.33 s. w. 30.14 E.

How to get there: by direct train from Finland Station. Travel time: about 2 hours.

What to eat: The variety of mushrooms is impressive. Here you can find boletus mushrooms, boletus mushrooms, boletus mushrooms and boletus mushrooms.

7. BERNGARDOVKA VILLAGE

Coordinates: 60.00 N 30.36 E.

How to get there: just half an hour from the Finland Station or by minibus along the Road of Life. And another half hour walk to the forest.

What to eat: near Berngardovka you can find chanterelles, boletuses and even white ones.

8. VILLAGE NOVOYE DEVYATKINO

Coordinates: 60.3 N 30.28 E.

How to get there: the most accessible, and therefore the most difficult site in terms of mushroom competition. You can also get there by metro. And then go deeper into the forest.

What to eat: Great variety of mushrooms. There are even porcini mushrooms.

9. PINE BOR

Coordinates: 59.89 N 29.08, east

How to get there: there are electric trains from the Baltic station, and from Avtovo - minibuses. It's not easy to get into the city itself. The Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant is located there, so you may be asked for special permission. And passports.

What to eat: boletus and mushrooms.

10. KINGISEPP

Coordinates: 59.37 N 61.3 E.

How to get there: minibuses from the Ligovsky Prospekt metro station.

What to eat: chanterelles, boletus, boletus, boletus.

11. SINYAVINO VILLAGE

Coordinates: 59.54 N, 31.04 E

How to get there: the village is located 45 km southeast of St. Petersburg. You can get there by your own car or train.

What to eat: boletus, chanterelles and saffron milk caps grow in the forests around the village; sometimes you can find porcini mushrooms and capsicum mushrooms. But that's if you're lucky.

12. VILLAGE OF VYRITSA

Coordinates: 59.24 N, 30.20 E

How to get there: located 60 km south of St. Petersburg. It is very convenient to travel by electric train from the Baltic station.

What to eat: from the end of July, chanterelles, milk mushrooms and russula grow abundantly in these forests.

13. STEKOLNOE VILLAGE

Coordinates: 59.33 s. sh., 30.54 east.

How to get there: by train or minibus to Tosno, and then by bus to Stekolny.

What to eat: They say there are most boletus mushrooms here. Well, other, less elite mushrooms have not been canceled.

14. MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

Coordinates: 59.45 N 30.57 east

How to get there: By train from Moskovsky station towards Volkhov or Kirishi.

What to eat: chanterelles, russula and capsicum grow here. IN lucky days Porcini mushrooms can also be found.

A week or two - and mushroom season in the Leningrad region will be in full swing. The portal site finds out where to go for mushrooms so that you can fully enjoy the “quiet hunt” without spending half a day on the road.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

We compiled the list of mushroom places based on data from several previous years. In terms of mushroom harvest, there is no change from year to year, and the portal site does not have the opportunity to find out with absolute accuracy what the situation is in all the indicated places on this moment. Have a good hunting!

New Devyatkino

Briefly about the place. The forest in the Novy Devyatkino area is perhaps the closest mushroom place to the city. Knowledgeable people it can be reached on foot from the metro, and the journey takes no more than 10 minutes...

Area: Vsevolozhsky.

Distance from city*: about 4 km from the ring road.

How to get there: exit from the Ring Road to Toksovskoe Highway, then to Novy Devyatkino.

Traffic jams in this direction usually happen in the evenings, and you and I know that at this time real mushroom pickers are already in full swing sorting and cleaning harvested Houses. Therefore, we will consider this short path practically traffic-free.

Berngardovka

Briefly about the place. Another opportunity, having driven quite a bit from the city, to return with good “trophies”.

Area: Vsevolozhsky.

Distance from city*: about 5.5 km from the ring road.

How to get there: from Communa Street along Ryabovskoe Highway, then along the Road of Life to the outskirts of Vsevolozhsk.

Probability of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road: last time a traffic jam on the Road of Life was recorded about a month ago - congestion on this route is more of an episodic nature.

Semrino (railway station “46th km”)

Briefly about the place. One of the most “fruitful” (especially in season), but at the same time, the most famous mushroom places among summer residents along the Vitebsk branch of the railway.

Area: Gatchinsky.

Distance from city*: about 50 km from the ring road.

How to get there: the first option is along the Pulkovskoye and Kievskoye highways to the bypass road around Gatchina, then a short section along the H114 highway, then along the A120 highway, then along the secondary road towards Semrino; the second option is through Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Fedorovskoye, Fornosovo along the H233 highway, then along the A120 highway.

Probability of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road: if you choose the first travel option, you can get on the Kievskoye Highway in the Pulkovo Heights area due to the construction of an overpass on the Volkhonskoye Highway; if you take the second route, you can get stuck in Pushkin on the Pavlovskoe highway, and the traffic jam will most likely stretch all the way to Pavlovsk.

Pukholovo

Briefly about the place. This refers to the forest area in the vicinity of Mga between the villages of Voitolovo and Sologubovka. If you drive from Pukholovo to Turyshkino station and further in the direction of Staraya Maluksa, then there are a lot of swamps there, so in September you can safely go there not only for mushrooms, but also for cranberries.

Area: Kirovsky.

Distance from city*: about 50 km from the ring road.

How to get there: from the Ring Road - along the Murmansk highway to the exit to Kirovsk, then along the highway along the Neva to Kirovsk, then along the A120 highway to Pukholovo through MGU.

Probability of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road: You can get up on the Murmansk highway, at the entrance to the overpass being repaired in Razmetelevo.

Nurma

Briefly about the place. A place well known to St. Petersburg mushroom pickers, where there are the most different types mushrooms: from “solonoviki” (those that are used for pickling) to the so-called. “noble” (white, boletus, etc.).

Area: Tosnensky.

Distance from city*: about 50 km from the ring road.

How to get there: from the Ring Road - along the Moskovskoe highway to Tosno, then - through the city along the Moskovskoe highway and Lenin Avenue, from which you need to turn left onto the Babyrin highway; then follow the P40 highway to Nurma.

Probability of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road: on the Moskovskoye Highway, almost any day of the week you can “stand up” in the Lensovetovsky agricultural area, in Moskovskaya Slavyanka, before the turns to Pushkin and Kolpino.

Sinyavino

Briefly about the place. Not very far, but a good (in terms of results) place. The main disadvantage is a large number of mushroom pickers, especially in season, since Sinyavino is one of the largest gardens in this area of ​​the region.

Area: Kirovsky.

Distance from city*: about 60 km.

How to get there: from the ring road - along the Murmansk highway to the village. Sinyavino.

Probability of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road: very high. You can get stuck (even if not “deafly” and for a short time) first of all in the area of ​​​​the village of Razmetelevo due to the repair of the overpass, as well as in front of the village of Sinyavino itself - where the Murmansk highway narrows from a four-lane highway to an ordinary suburban highway with one lane in each direction.

Sosnovo

Briefly about the place. One of the most famous mushroom places in the Priozersky region, which is relatively easy to get to. The forest area is very large and rich in a wide variety of mushroom species. True, the consequences of last year's hurricane make it somewhat difficult to approach the mushroom places - there are a lot of fallen trees here.

Area: Priozersky.

Distance from city*: about 60 km from the Ring Road.

How to get there: from the Ring Road - along the Vyborg highway to the traffic police post, then along the Priozerskoye highway.

Probability of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road: You can get up already at the exit from the Ring Road: the traffic light at the traffic police post, as a rule, collects long “tails” in all directions.

Lake Mirror

Briefly about the place. One of the most mushroom places not only in the Vyborg region, but also in the entire Leningrad region.

Area: Vyborg.

Distance from city*: about 70 km from the Ring Road.

How to get there: from the Ring Road - along the Primorskoye Highway through Sestroretsk, Zelenogorsk, Pesochnoe, to Zelenaya Roshcha, then along secondary roads through the railway. Art. Yappila to the lake.

Probability of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road: very high. The most “traffic” places are in front of the overpass in Razmetelevo, in front of Sinyavino. Heavy traffic in front of the bridge over the Sarya River in Dusyevo.

New Village/Kipuya

Briefly about the place. A huge forest area stretching almost from the Murmansk highway to Lake Ladoga. Lots of swamps. Last year a hurricane hit these places, but the forest was only partially damaged.

Area: Volkhovsky.

Distance from city*: about 80 km from the Ring Road.

How to get there: from the Ring Road - along the Murmansk highway to the "Kipuya" sign, then along secondary roads.

The likelihood of getting stuck in a traffic jam on the road is very high. The most “traffic” places are in front of the overpass in Razmetelevo, in front of Sinyavino. Heavy traffic in front of the bridge over the Sarya River in Dusyevo.

*—approximately, according to website calculations based on Yandex.map data

The map is provided by the Yandex.maps service.

Climate and natural conditions Leningrad region made it one of the most popular mushroom places in the country. There are many coniferous and deciduous forests in the region, which are so popular with edible mushrooms. For residents big cities this is a great chance to stock up on salted, frozen or dried food for the winter forest mushrooms. Naturally, in order to reap a rich harvest, you need to know the best harvesting places in the region.

In this article we will tell you what mushrooms are found in the Leningrad region and which areas are best to go on a “quiet hunt” to reap a rich harvest.

Mushrooms in the Leningrad region

The species diversity of mushrooms in the Leningrad region pleases with its abundance. If you go to the forest at the beginning of summer, you can find quite decent families of boletus, oyster mushrooms and morels, and if you are lucky, you can also collect boletuses and boletuses. In addition, chanterelles and summer honey mushrooms are often found, but the most active mushroom season still begins in late summer and continues until late autumn.

Among the edible species in the region, there are both tubular and lamellar ones. Since some species are found only in certain places, it is better to plan a route in advance and go only to the place where you are guaranteed to reap a large harvest.

Where to look for mushrooms in the Leningrad region in 2018

Experienced mushroom pickers do not walk through the forest at random, but go only to those places where, according to experience, certain type mushrooms Beginners often cannot reap a rich harvest, not only because edible species are skillfully camouflaged under fallen leaves and pine needles, but also because they do not know the places where boletus, boletus or other forest “inhabitants” are found.

To make your task easier, here is a list of the best areas for picking mushrooms in the Leningrad region. Using our tips, you can choose the best place for a “quiet hunt”, depending on your personal preferences or place of residence.

Lyudeynopolsky district

In the Lyudeinopolsky district there is the village of Alekhovshchina, which is traditionally considered one of the best mushroom places in the region. Near this village there are many deciduous forests, in which chanterelles, moss mushrooms and boletus mushrooms are often found (Figure 1).

Real edible chanterelles are easy to identify: they grow large families, and the edges of the cap are uneven. In addition, at edible chanterelles The color of the fruiting body ranges from yellow to orange, while in false ones it is brighter and more saturated.

Figure 1. The most common species of the Lyudenopolsky district of the Leningrad region: chanterelles, moss mushrooms and boletus mushrooms

Also in the Lyudeynopolsky district there are moss mushrooms - tubular species with a gray-green or olive cap. It is slightly velvety to the touch, and when cut, the flesh acquires a bluish tint. The caps of adult specimens often crack, which spoils them appearance, but does not affect at all taste qualities. Besides, in this region Common, multi-colored and marsh boletus are often found. All these species are edible, but the marsh species is listed in the Red Book, so collecting it is not recommended. The boletus cap, depending on the type and place of growth, can have a shade from off-white to dark brown. In damp or rainy weather, the surface of the cap becomes slippery. Boletus mushrooms grow very quickly: in just one day, one specimen can increase by 4-6 cm. For this reason, boletus mushrooms are often damaged by animals and insects. On the one hand, this is a minus, because mushrooms lose their attractive appearance. On the other hand, you can safely collect such damaged specimens without fear that you will confuse the boletus mushroom with an inedible gall fungus.

Kirovsky district

Another popular area is Kirovsky. Despite the fact that many species of these forest inhabitants are found here, they most often go here for bitterweeds and honeydew (Figure 2).

Note: There are many pine forests and mixed forests, which serve as a habitat for these species.

Bitterbush belongs to the lamellar species that prefer to grow in coniferous forests, birch groves and other areas with high humidity. It is worth noting that bitterberries belong to conditionally edible mushrooms, since their pulp has a pronounced bitter taste (hence the name), which disappears only after proper heat treatment.