If you're interested in fungi forays then Powys is the place to go to apparently.
By day author Daniel Butler leads mushrooming expeditions into the countryside around his home, in the beautiful Elan Valley, in the Welsh borders, looking for edible species. By night guests enjoy fine wine, a tasting session and a mushroom feast.
Foragers can expect to find a wealth of up to two dozen edible varieties; including porcini, shaggy ink caps and chanterelles (they claim that most of the world's edible species of mushroom grow wild in Britain's mild wet climate).
As Butler points out, the treats that he finds can cost a small fortune in the shops, but are simply there for the taking from April to December.
