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Brits visiting popular UK forest issued three-word plea over social media craze
Visitors to a popular UK forest have been handed a three-word plea as fungi-related content continues to surge in popularity online. The City of London Corporation, which manages Epping Forest in London, has urged the public to leave wild mushrooms alone.
TL;DR
- The City of London Corporation has issued a three-word plea: 'Click, don't pick' to visitors of Epping Forest.
- Picking wild mushrooms is banned in Epping Forest under its bylaws.
- The surge in online fungi content is believed to encourage mushroom collection.
- Visitors are encouraged to photograph fungi instead of collecting them.
- Epping Forest is a protected landscape with exceptional fungal diversity, supporting over 1,500 species, including rare and endangered ones.
- Recent discoveries include Hydropus inopinatus at Burnham Beeches and Russula blumiana in Epping Forest.