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Foray Tips
A few general things to consider and/or bring when you come on a foray are:
- Basket (plastic bags cause fungi to sweat and deteriorate quickly)
- Paper bags (not plastic) to wrap fungi
- Stout walking boots (not trainers) or wellingtons
- Avoid wearing shorts (see Lyme Disease)
- Sharp Knife
- A good field guide
- Hand Magnifying Glass (for better identification in the field)
- Notebook and pencil
- Food and drink (lightweight packaging)
- Basic first aid kit
- Watch, mobile phone, map and compass
- Always be aware of your surroundings, it is surprisingly easy to get lost even in a wood/forest that you think you are familiar with!
- A pack of hand wet wipes or anti-bacterial hand gel
- Insect Repellent (Mosquitoes in summer and autumn!)
- Waterproof clothing if forecast is rain (The DFG do not often cancel unless conditions or the forecast are VERY inclement or become a risk to health & safety)