Mushrooms / Podlaskie Voivodeship (podlaskie)
Mushrooms: Puszcza Białowieska
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Look in mixed pine forest and in woodland with some oak and pine. Track edges and clearings give access to mushrooms without pushing into thickets. Leave old, rotting trees alone, because they are the habitat of many protected species.
What grows here
penny bun / cep (prawdziwek), bay bolete (podgrzybek brunatny), chanterelle (kurka), birch bolete (koźlarz babka), honey fungus (opieńka miodowa)
Forest: old hornbeam and oak forest, mixed pine forest and alder carr
Season: The season runs from July to October. Chanterelles and birch boletes appear earlier, and you will find cep and bay boletes from August.
Rules
Białowieża National Park (Białowieski Park Narodowy) is protected, and picking mushrooms is banned in the park and in the reserves. Near the Belarusian border a buffer zone and a border strip apply, so check current notices from the Border Guard before you go.
About the forest
Puszcza Białowieska (the Białowieża Forest) is one of the oldest and best-preserved lowland forests in Europe. Outside the national park the forests are mostly managed and open to pickers. Areas near the Belarusian border have extra restrictions.
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