Plan your Fungi Festival trip | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Two fly agaric toadstools on the brown leaflittered woodland floor. The fungi have white stems and red tops with white spots and are the classic fairytale mushroom

Fly agaric (c) Jon Hawkins

Plan your Fungi Festival foray!

Admission to Fungi Fest is included with admission to Potteric Carr.

This is priced at £6 or is free to YWT members.

Book your tickets

Saturday 10th of October

yellow stag horn fungi - yellow spikes sticking up vertically

Today’s World- Legacy Event at Fungi Fest

Join us at Potteric Carr for a guided walk at Fungi Fest.

© Ben Porter

Fungi Fest - Introduction to Fungi: Guided Walks

Enjoy an introductory walk to the incredible Fungi around Potteric Carr Nature Reserve throughout our Fungi Fest weekend!

Fungi specimens laid out on a table

Fungi Fest - Information Station

As part of our Fungi Fest weekend celebrations you'll have the chance to learn all about Fungi and Potteric Carr

Fungi Pendant

Fungi Fest - Mushroom Market

A vibrant gathering of small independent businesses, makers and mushroom enthusiasts.

A lady sits by some painted toadstool props in a gazebo

Fungi Fest - MudPie Arts Storytelling

Creative storytelling fun at Fungi Fest!

Customers gather outside a converted takeaway bus as poets writ on paper.

Fungi Fest - Visit the Poetry Takeaway

As part of this years' Fungi Fest have a personal nature inspired poem written just for you!

pickle and brew fungi guided walks

Fungi Fest - Guided Walk: Intro to foraging with Pickle and Brew

Join foraging expert Pickle and Brew for a guided walk during our Fungi Fest weekend.

A child excitedly rolls balls of dough

Fungi Fest - Mushroom cooking class with Cookstars

A Fungi Fest special serving: children’s mushroom cooking classes with Cookstars

Two women drill holes in a small cut log

Fungi Fest - Mini Mushroom Farm Workshop

Create your own mushroom farm at Fungi Fest with Myco Manchester to take home and grow your own spores!

A red and white toadstool painting next to a potted plant

Fungi Fest - Botanical Painting Class

Join Katie Andrews, the creative behind 'Garden of Moths' for a botanical painting class centred around fungi studies using…

Sunday 11th of October

© Ben Porter

Fungi Fest - Introduction to Fungi: Guided Walks

Enjoy an introductory walk to the incredible Fungi around Potteric Carr Nature Reserve throughout our Fungi Fest weekend!

Fungi specimens laid out on a table

Fungi Fest - Information Station

As part of our Fungi Fest weekend celebrations you'll have the chance to learn all about Fungi and Potteric Carr

Fungi Pendant

Fungi Fest - Mushroom Market

A vibrant gathering of small independent businesses, makers and mushroom enthusiasts.

A lady sits by some painted toadstool props in a gazebo

Fungi Fest - MudPie Arts Storytelling

Creative storytelling fun at Fungi Fest!

pickle and brew fungi guided walks

Fungi Fest - Guided Walk: Intro to foraging with Pickle and Brew

Join foraging expert Pickle and Brew for a guided walk during our Fungi Fest weekend.

Two women drill holes in a small cut log

Fungi Fest - Mini Mushroom Farm Workshop

Create your own mushroom farm at Fungi Fest with Myco Manchester to take home and grow your own spores!

Glass toadstool ornament set amongst natural rocks

Fungi Fest - Fired Fusion Toadstool Class

Join us during Fungi Fest weekend and take part in this unique glass fusion workshop with Fired Fusion.

Author Sally Coulthard between fungi illustrations

Fungi Fest - Author of 'Fungi Lore' Sally Coulthard in conversation

An interview discussion with Sally Coulthard about her new book Fungi Lore

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