20 Photos that Prove Czech Forests Are Paradise for Mushroom Hunters

Mushroom season is in full swing and according to experts from the Czech Mycological Society conditions are just right this year for a bumper crop.

There’s no better proof of this than the flood of photos on social media depicting proud pickers with their overflowing baskets.

Here in Prague local mushroom enthusiasts head to the wooded areas surrounding the Czech capital, collecting houby in Kunratice, Stromovka, Klánovický, Hvězda, or Divoká Šárka to dry, fry, or add to an omelet or creamy sauce.

(See our interview with photographer Jaroslav Malý for more tips on where to mushroom hunt in Czechia and some Tolkien-esque ’shroom photos.)

Thanks to the warm, damp weather of the Indian Summer you don’t have to go very far to harvest plentiful fungi rapidly multiplying in villages and along country roads.

Not sure if your bounty is edible? Bring your basket to the Mushroom Advice Center in Prague or just play it safe and admire these magical photos from the height of mushroom season in the Czech Republic:

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A post shared by opecanci_still_knit (@opecanci_still_knit) on Oct 1, 2017 at 9:22pm PDT

Fly Amanitas in the north Bohemian forest. #mushroom #mushrooms #forest #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #nature_perfection #naturegram #hike #trip #macro #amanita #agaric #visitcz #foraging #photooftheday #beautifulday #mycology #beautifulday #september #autumn #colors #red #poisonous #forests #igerscz #igersprague #kokorinsko

A post shared by Jan Macuch (@janmacuch) on Sep 10, 2017 at 10:19am PDT

#nice relaxing Saturday at Krkonoše mountains#

A post shared by Avi / Nofech (@nofech_patisserie) on Sep 23, 2017 at 12:42am PDT

You’ve got to love the Czech Forrest 🙂 #shrooming

A post shared by Paul Day (@sanshochef) on Sep 30, 2017 at 2:28am PDT

V lese… #houby #houbareni #venkov #vlese #priroda #příroda #les #ceskyles #lobendava #ceskapriroda #ceskyvenkov #nature #mashroom #mashrooms #czechnature #country #mashrooming #czechforest #forest #in_the_forest #intheforest #eos750d #milbene

A post shared by Milan B. (@milbene) on Oct 1, 2017 at 2:46pm PDT

Amanitae #pražákvlese #amanita #amanitae #muchomurka #houbagram #houba #houby #mushroom #mushrooms #mushroomgram #czechmushrooms #czechforest #babileto #indiansummer

A post shared by Kateřina (@o54k4) on Oct 1, 2017 at 5:02pm PDT

Houbaříme #houby #houbyrostou #obectetov #houbareni #houbarime

A post shared by Martin Cvrcek (@mars69com) on Oct 1, 2017 at 3:10am PDT

?? #jeseniky #rejviz #houby #fungi #mushroom #fsn_toadstools #pickmotion #beautifulnature

A post shared by Zita Pirnosova (@zita.pirnosova) on Oct 1, 2017 at 1:30pm PDT

Kladská. #foto #detajly #houby #lišejníky #pavučiny #letokruhy #krajiny

A post shared by Maja Herudková (@lukmajasip) on Sep 30, 2017 at 12:02pm PDT

#houby #mushrooms #nature

A post shared by Martin Složil (@martinslozil) on Oct 1, 2017 at 1:26pm PDT

#prejhoubar #faktrostou #hribvedlehribu . . . . . . . #houby #houbyrostou #litvinov #ulovekdne #ulovek #hrib #hnedak #mushrooms

A post shared by Iv, 21 (@iv.smekova) on Oct 1, 2017 at 12:20pm PDT

Houbaření je za námi a nyní můžete očekávat nějaké recepty, těšíte se? #forestfood #wood #zlesa #houby #vysocina #houbagram #mushrooms #bramboracka #kyselo #kulajda #foodpics #instafood #instagood #lovefood #foodlovers #vegan #veganfoodshare #goodfood #greenwayfood #nacerstvemvzduchu #tadyjeklid #pohodička #freshair

A post shared by Greenwayfood (@greenwayfood.cz) on Oct 1, 2017 at 12:11pm PDT

#whitemushroom #buddies #forestwalk #naturelover #growingup #houby #pilze #mushroom ?

A post shared by Jörg & Veronika (@travelmushroom) on Oct 1, 2017 at 12:12pm PDT

Houby, kam se podíváš ???? #houby #houbareni #houbarime #susime #tobudemnamka #vonicelybyt #podzim #jesień #grzybobranie???? #grzybki #smacznego

A post shared by Agáta Waclawiková (@agateczka_w) on Oct 1, 2017 at 2:53am PDT

??? #purple #mushroom #czech #nature #priroda #autumn #podzim #houby #tezkorict #nofilter #relax #poisonous #ceskapriroda #houbareni

A post shared by just.ter (@just.ter) on Sep 30, 2017 at 11:02am PDT

#mushrooms #houby #nature #forest #instamood #instadaily

A post shared by Slavomír L. Vacík (@vacik1) on Sep 30, 2017 at 9:49am PDT

Tak a co teď s nima… #houby #vsudekamsepodivas #cotobude # #3hodinycisteni #uff #jdesevarit

A post shared by Michaela Flanderova (@ynafe) on Sep 30, 2017 at 9:04am PDT

#nature #leccinum #houbagram #cesko #igerscz #mycology #houba #forest #houby #fungi #mushroom #mushrooms

A post shared by Adam Valenta (@adamcza1988) on Sep 30, 2017 at 8:45am PDT

Houbarina tezka drina ?#houby #houbari #podzim #chatari #mushrooms #mushroompicking #autumn

A post shared by Petra Ulrychova (@piipecka) on Sep 30, 2017 at 5:44am PDT

Och! #VelkejJakMojeHlava #Houby #Rostou #SbiramAleNejim #DomaVzdyckyNaBezdaka #Mushrooms

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