Useful Links
Curated external resources to support your field mycology work
Societies & Organisations
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British Mycological Society
The UK's principal learned society for mycology, coordinating the national recording network and publishing journals.
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BMS Recording Network
Network of affiliated local fungus groups across the UK offering forays and identification support.
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Fungus Conservation Trust
UK charity supporting local fungus groups, running public forays, and providing identification assistance.
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European Mycological Association
Pan-European organisation linking national mycological societies and coordinating European congresses.
Data Sources & Recording
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NBN Atlas
The UK's largest biodiversity records collection, including the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland.
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UK Species Inventory
A database of all UK wildlife which provides the taxonomic foundation for most biological recording and analysis systems, including NBN Atlas.
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FRDBI
The Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland, maintaining over 1.8 million verified fungal occurrence records and providing the taxonomic standard for British mycology.
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GBIF
International open-access infrastructure aggregating over 1.6 billion species occurrence records worldwide.
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iNaturalist – Fungi of the British Isles
Citizen science project for recording and identifying fungi across the UK and Ireland.
Reference & Identification
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Kew Fungarium
The world's largest fungarium with digitised records and online access to British national collections.
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First Nature – Fungi
Free reference site with photographs, habitat info, and identification features for over 600 British species.
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MycoBank
Online registration and nomenclatural database for fungal taxa with descriptions and molecular data.
Online Keys
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Waxcaps.com
A new online tool for identifying British waxcaps by their character traits.
Blogs & Magazines
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Field Mycology
The BMS's open-access quarterly journal covering identification, recording, and conservation in the British Isles.
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Ascomycete.org
European-focused online journal publishing Ascomycete taxonomy and new species descriptions.
Conservation
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IUCN Red List
The world's most comprehensive inventory of species conservation status, including fungal assessments.
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Fungus Conservation Trust – Red Lists
Published Red List assessments for nationally threatened British fungi.
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JNCC
UK Government's statutory nature conservation advisor, maintaining species status reviews for British fungi.
Training & Education
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Field Studies Council – Fungi Courses
Beginner to advanced fungi identification courses delivered online and at residential UK centres.
Field Guides & Reference Materials
Downloadable PDFs for identification and recording in the field