Mushrooms / Navarre
Mushrooms: Ultzama Mycological Park
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Look in the beech and oak of the communal forests around Larraintzar and Lizaso. Boletes grow in older beech, St George's mushrooms in spring in rings on meadows and forest edges. Signs mark the park boundary.
What grows here
penny bun / cep (prawdziwek), chanterelle (kurka), black trumpet (lejkowiec dęty), St George's mushroom (gąska majowa), parasol (czubajka kania)
Forest: beech and oak forest in a damp valley at the foot of the Pyrenees
Season: September–November; St George's mushrooms in April and May.
Rules
In the mushroom park you need a paid permit, and the limit with a permit is 8 kg per person per day. Outside regulated and fenced areas in Navarre you may pick up to 3 kg per person per day without a permit. Check prices and permit types before you go.
About the forest
The Ultzama valley in Navarre has a regulated mushroom park (Parque Micológico) covering the forests of several municipalities. Damp beech and oak woods north of Pamplona give boletes in autumn and St George's mushrooms in spring. Picking here is controlled and paid.
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