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Further reading: Mushrooms by Roger Phillips is the standard textbook. Published by Macmillan at £18.99

Fungal Forays, Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2PR; thorpperrow.com; +44 (0)1677 425323. The next mushroom event is October 26 at 1pm

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