CATE, our new national fungus records database is now online. Click above to start exploring this feature The 2007 fungi watch has produced some positive results that are now incorporated into the new database The latest list of rare and endangered fungi species
with details and images		 Datasets of historical county records are now
available to member groups

May 2008 Latest:

April saw the launch of CATE, the ABFG's new modern online database and the most important UK conservation initiative in respect of fungi during the last ten years. Combining seamlessly with it, the new Recording Package is now available making the upload of data into the CATE national system direct, accurate, and rapid by registered recorders. The third element, the Synonymy Search Package has gone into circulation this month, providing rapid linking of 54,000 fungus synonyms to their approved Index Fungorum names and their 'barcodes'.
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It's the right time to join the ABFG!

For just £22 you can take out a family membership (£17.50 for an individual) and in doing so you will help to conserve our precious stocks of fungi. If climate change is upon us then the well-being of fungus species may make the difference of life or death for some of our best known woodland trees. Membership brings a great range of benefits including the flagship Forayer magazine. The application form can be dowloaded from the list on the left.

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Check out: the new pages of 'Forayer archives' (left) listing all previous articles in the Forayer magazine and its predecessor, the ABFG Journal. These articles are available on request at a small charge for reprinting.

2008 Annual General Meeting: Attended by a capacity of members. For a full report, click on the link (left).

ABFG Residential Courses: Why not join one of our highly successful courses in superb country hotel settings around the country this autumn? Click on the link (left) under 'Fungi and You'.

Click: on any of the underlined subject headings on the left of this page to begin exploring the mycological world of the ABFG.

For an overview of who and what we are and to find out the latest news on UK mycology, go to the blue buttons towards the top of the page.

These will also link you to other UK organisations concerned with mycology and conservation of fungi.

The fungi are among the most fascinating life forms on the planet. Not plants but included in a kingdom of their own they have been around for millions of years and species have evolved into an extraordinary range of shapes, colours and textures. Most are harmless and do an important job in the countryside.



In the United Kingdom we enjoy more than 6,000 different species of 'higher fungi' - those whose fruiting bodies can be examined with the naked eye and handled easily. Many though are now in danger.

Mycena renati (see above), for example, is a rare and vulnerable species in the British Isles but is also stunningly beautiful. Fungi like this and many others need our care and support for their future (photo: Mirek Junek).