A large orange-red bracket fungi, that grows in flat layers like a shelf. It sits high up on a large oak tree.

Chicken of the woods fungi © Steve Waterhouse

Fungus foray

Location:

Coed ddu, Hendre, Cilcain, Flintshire, CH7 5HP

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Join us for a foray around the forest at Coed Ddu as we search for fungi in this wonderful woodland

Event details

Meeting point

Coed ddu (near Rhydymwyn), CH7 5HP. Grid Ref: SJ 187 665. What3Words///medium.endlessly.browser

Date

Sunday 25 October 2026

Time

11:00am - 4:00pm

About the event

Come along for a woodland walk and experience the amazing fungi that autumn has to offer! We'll look out for the clusters of sulphur tuft the patterned fan-like brackets of turkey tail, the distinct purple of amethyst deceiver and more.

One in a series of fungi foray events. Find more here.

Booking

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Price

Donations appreciated

Additional booking information

Booking essential

Suitable for

Adults, Experts, Beginners

Know before you go

Dogs

Assistance dogs only

What to bring

Please bring suitable footwear for hiking, a packed lunch, and dress for the weather.

DIRECTIONS: Taking the A541 heading through Hendre, take a left turn on the road signed for Cilcain. Follow the road around until you see a signpost for quarries and take the left turn here, continue up the road and take the left turn signed quarries.