The UK Fungus Day, which takes place on Saturday 5th October 2024, is celebrating the fungal world and inviting people to capture their favourite fungus on camera.
The deadline for entries is Monday 7th October 2024, with the winner and runners-up expected to be announced on Friday 1st November 2024.
This competition is for those aged 18 years of age and over. (If you are younger than this, take a look at the Fungi Connect competition to find our how you can engage with the Kingdom Fungi.)
Photos can be taken on any device, and must be sent digitally using the online entry form.
The winner will receive a £50 Natural History Book Service** (NHBS) voucher, a mushroom growing kit, August 2024 issue of the Field Mycology journal,
2 runners-up will each receive a mushroom growing kit, the August 2024 issue of the Field Mycology Journal, together with a British Mycological Society (BMS) notebook, ruler and pen.
Entries must be digital photographs. Images must have been taken by the named entrant. Each entrant may submit a maximum of three photographs. Entries must include:
o The entrant’s name and an email address.
o A title for each photo, and
o A summary of where the fungus was found.
Further information is available on the UK Fungus Day website.
** The Natural History Book Service (NHBS) started life in 1985 as a mail-order supplier of 500 ornithology books based in London. After two years it moved to Totnes in Devon, where it has remained as an independent, privately held company.
