For mushrooms in the Moscow region: where to go on a quiet hunt and when mushrooms will come in 2022

Mushrooms growing in the Moscow region

Mushroom places in the Moscow region in 2022 are rich in all types of mushrooms: from the most commonly growing to the rare. However, there are also poisonous ones. To collect mushrooms in the forest, you need to know not only the places where they grow, but also which species are edible and safe for humans.

Something to remember!

Mushrooms are not plants, they belong to the category of living organisms of the spore type, so they can be dangerous. Inedible mushrooms contain toxins that can lead to intoxication and even death.

Many types of edible mushrooms grow in the most mushroom places in the Moscow region. Among them are white, tasty milk mushrooms and boletus, known for their nobility, simple morels and violins, and many others.

You need to beware of such types of mushrooms as fly agaric, toadstool, satanic, entoloma, russula emetic, spicy champignon, gray floater, paneolus, false chanterelle, common vesel.

By the way, you can make very tasty mushroom caviar from mushrooms - be sure to try it.

Mushroom places in the Moscow region

Despite the unstable weather in the Moscow region, mushrooms have already appeared in the forests. A resident of Odintsovo and an experienced mushroom picker, Alexey Nikolaev, told Moscow 24 that he goes to the forest almost every day. “I mostly go to the forests that are close to me, because I don’t have a car. Podushkinsky forest, places near the Lazutinskaya highway,” he said.

The boletus and white ones have gone. There are small chanterelles, boletus, and moss mushrooms. There are a lot of russulas, we eat them too. Alexey Nikolaev

experienced mushroom picker

Anastasia Agafoshina and her family recently picked a whole basket of mushrooms in the Domodedovo district. “There are boletus there. Today there were five cars with mushroom pickers,” she noted in a conversation with Moscow 24.

Competition for harvest in the forests near Moscow is already quite serious. “Today I came for the boletus at 7 am. Some cut off legs are lying around, there are a lot of mushroom pickers,” Olga wrote on the VK page of the community of mushroom pickers near Moscow.

Muscovite Kristina got up at night in order to have time to go to the forest in the morning. “I decided to go get some butter before work,” she writes. – Rise at 02:50. I covered almost 200 kilometers, but for us mushroom pickers, this is nonsense. Elkino, Khoteichi, Ilyinsky Pogost - I visited all the familiar and visible landings from the road. There are very few boletus, but I cut it into potatoes.”

Young porcini mushrooms and boletus mushrooms have also appeared not far from the Yaroslavl highway, residents of the capital note.

Yaroslavskoe highway, 56th kilometer. In two hours of walking - 10 young whites, one boletus - just got out. Chanterelles are carpets, but already aged. Although there are also young people. Elena

Mushroom pickers also report that they are already harvesting forest crops in the Sergiev Posad, Solnechnogorsk and Pushkin regions. Not far from Podolsk, in Orekhovo-Zuyevo and the Noginsk region, good porcini mushrooms, aspen mushrooms, boletus mushrooms and honey mushrooms were spotted. In Ramenskoye there are boletus, and in Mozhaiskoye there are a lot of chanterelles. In addition, porcini mushrooms are collected in the Troitsky district, the village of Rogovo, Shishkin Lesu, the village of Voronovo and the village of Elkino, Voskresensky district.

Muscovites found the fewest mushrooms in previously familiar places near Chekhov, Kupchino and Stupino. People complain that they come across more russula there and only occasionally can you find chanterelles. But in general the forests are still empty.

Photo: depositphotos/mihtiander

When the mushrooms start

You can go mushroom picking in 2022 in the Moscow region in any season from May to December. But if the goal is to collect a lot of mushrooms or a certain type, then this should be done in accordance with the decades of growth, and not just weather conditions and the season. Experienced mushroom pickers go to the forest during the periods indicated in a special calendar.

Mushroom picker calendar (main types of mushrooms)

Depending on the specific subspecies of each mushroom, the timing of reproduction may vary. In most cases, spore organisms begin to reproduce abundantly after rains, when the necessary humidity conditions are created. Some species prefer dry conditions, and therefore their significant growth is observed during the dry period.

Favorable days for picking mushrooms according to the lunar calendar

Experienced mushroom pickers know that mushrooms can be collected in the forests almost all year round; even in the winter months, provided there is a warm winter, mushrooms such as oyster mushrooms can be found in the forests. Well, in April the real mushroom hunting season begins. At this time, the first morels and strings appear; the mushrooms are inconspicuous, but very tasty. At the end of May, the first, still few boletus mushrooms appear in the forests, and starting from the second half of June, a real mushroom expanse begins! It lasts until October - November, and at this time only the lazy do not go into the forest to pick such delicious and beloved mushrooms.

• June 2022 June 11 – 23.
• July 2022 July 11 – 23.
• August 2022 August 9 – 21.

When starting to collect mushrooms, it is best to follow the folk wisdom - rain in the evening, expect mushrooms in the morning. But each type of mushroom has its own characteristics that should be taken into account when collecting.

Mushrooms grow quickly, and therefore they should be collected just as quickly. By looking at the 2022 mushroom harvesting calendar, you can easily select the most favorable days for making preparations for the winter. With the recommendations of the Lunar calendar, you can treat yourself to delicious mushroom food at any time of the year.

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Where to go for mushrooms

If you go on vacation and combine this pastime with picking mushrooms, then you don’t have to prepare, but you shouldn’t go for mushrooms in the Moscow region, which is known for its open spaces, without first navigating the mushroom places. Experienced mushroom pickers already know the zones that will allow them to reap a good “harvest,” but beginners should familiarize themselves with the recommended directions (on the Internet you can even find mushroom places on the regional map).

Yaroslavl direction

When going in the Yaroslavl direction, you will need to drive 1 or more kilometers. It is recommended to be aware of the distance between platforms and populated areas.

Directions to mushroom spots from the platform:

• Sofrino - 3–4 km west to Voronino;
• True - 1–2 km from the railway east to Nazaryevo / west to Stepankovo;
• Semakhoz - 2–3 km from the railway south to Morozovo/west to Shapilovo;
• Zelenogradskaya - 2 km west to Daryino;
• Kalistovo - 3–4 km west to Artemovo/east to Golygino;
• Ashukinskaya - 4–5 km west to Martyankovo ​​and Voronino;
• Abramtsevo - 4–5 km west to Akhtyrka and Zhuchki.

When going on a trip, you need to take a map of the Moscow region with you and plan your destination in advance.

Belarusian direction

For many years now, mushroom pickers have confirmed that the most abundant mushroom zones are located from Petelino over a distance of 10 km. The main movement should be directed along the rivers to Zvenigorod.

Places of abundant growth in movement from platforms:

• Zhavoronki - 1 km south to Dachnoe, Mitkino and Malye Vyazmy or 2 km north of the railway to Nazaryevo;
• Khlyupino - 1–2 km southwest to the railway through the forest to Alyaukhovo or northeast to Goryshkino;
• Skorotovo - 2 km north to Dunino or east to Chigasovo;
• Zvenigorod - 1–2 km to the east in the direction near Maryino or to the west near Klopovo and along the Ostrovka River;
• Petelino - 2-3 km south to the railway in a forested area to the Kyiv highway.

Forecasters' forecasts for 2022

Favorable conditions for the emergence of fungi are a well-moistened soil substrate and warmth. When the first mushroom wave appears depends on the weather. The climatic features of the Moscow region are characteristic of the temperate continental climate of the central zone of the Russian Federation.

In 2022, weather forecasters from the Hydrometeorological Center predict:

• heavy snowy winter with an average daily temperature of -9°C;
• warm dry spring, early snow melting. The beginning of abundant snow melting is the second week of March;
• moderately humid summer with an average temperature in the summer months of +17+22оС;
• a dry start to autumn and a long rainy season in October;
• first frosts in the first ten days of November.

The mycologist told us which mushrooms can already be collected in the forests near Moscow

Volnushka

A cheerful pink mushroom in rags is an excellent raw material for pickling, softens the taste of nigella and adds pleasant variety to other mushroom mixtures. You shouldn’t freeze it for the winter - it will taste bitter; the volushka must be soaked before cooking.

Chanterelles

Many people tend to add those chanterelles that appear closer to autumn to mushroom mixtures for freezing. The idea is good, there is one “but”: chanterelles are frozen only after boiling, otherwise they will taste bitter.

Umbrella

It is impossible to confuse this mushroom with any other. The mushroom cap, decorated with “rags” on top, is cleaned of them and fried on both sides in much the same way as a chicken breast. Amazing taste!

Photo: Victor Khabarov / Evening Moscow

Russula

Take russula of any color, the main thing is not to confuse it with toadstool! The latter has a thickening at the bottom of the leg, and a skirt under the cap. Russulas are excellent when salted, but they are also tasty boiled, and especially in salad.

liverwort

The amazing tinder fungus, called “poor man’s steak” in England, and “mother-in-law’s tongue” among mushroom pickers, is incredibly tasty! The mushroom grows on oak trees and has a sour taste, but this is because it contains a lot of vitamin C. And they eat it in an original way: fry it in a frying pan or on a barbecue and add it to salads!

Talkers

The tender caps of summer honey mushrooms can be used for making soup and frying. The talkers grow en masse, together, and have an amazing aroma. Do not confuse with false honey mushrooms!

Mushroom ram

Very rare, grows in places where there are oak trees, can be found anywhere. An incredibly tasty mushroom! Having disassembled the find into “horns”, boil them, and then eat them boiled, fry with or without onions, with or without sour cream, bake with cheese and eggs - everything will have an amazing aroma and a subtle, nutty, unforgettable taste.

Chernushka

It appears en masse in the fall and is an excellent mushroom for pickling. It is good in a mixture with other mushrooms, but also on its own - when salted openly, under pressure.

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November

This month is not a mushroom month, since due to frosts a large number of autumn trophies stop bearing fruit. The only exception is the honey fungus, which, although rarely found in the forest, is still able to please every lover of delicious mushrooms. Whitefishes, as well as bluebirds, can also be hidden under fallen leaves. Only a few people decide to go on a quiet hunt in November, mostly only experienced mushroom pickers who know the hot spots of the Moscow region.

The answer to the question of whether there are mushrooms in the Moscow region in 2022 can be unequivocally positive. A large number of edible valuable trophies sprout in this region, the fruiting season of which begins in late spring.

The first porcini and chanterelles: where mushrooms grew in the Moscow region in the summer of 2022

The mushroom season in the Moscow region is open: in July, the first chanterelles, white chanterelles, and russula appeared in the forests of the Moscow region. Thanks to the rainy and warm weather, this year is expected to be fruitful, however, according to reviews from mushroom pickers, mushrooms have not yet grown everywhere. A RIAMO columnist collected the latest reports from mushroom pickers near Moscow on VKontakte and Instagram and found out where you can already go for mushrooms in July 2022.

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Savelovskoe direction

The most mushroom places: stations “Lugovaya”, “Catuar”, “Iksha”, “Morozki”, “Tourist”, “Vlasovo”, “Taldom”. Mixed and coniferous forests.

What to collect: boletus, russula, boletus, honey mushrooms.

Viktor Gubochkin (Lobnya):

“I went to Lobnya. There are not enough mushrooms"

Lyudmila Krayushkina (Dmitrovsky district. Morozki station):

“White one. Chanterelles. Lots of fly agarics! Just a lot! I didn't take them. When will our little white ones be trampled underfoot?!”

Natalie Testa (Taldom):

“In the Taldom region there are few chanterelles, one white one, and a lot of russula.”

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Yaroslavl direction

The most mushroom places: Sofrino, Pushkino, Ashukinskaya, Kalistovo, Abramtsevo stations. Mixed forests with windbreaks predominate.

What to collect: russula, pigweed, honey mushrooms, boletus, less often - white boletus, boletus, boletus.

Katya Nechaev (Shchelkovsky district):

“I walked along the railway tracks from Monino to Chkalovskaya. Just russula."

Tatyana Solovyova (Shchelkovsky district):

“In front of Fryanovo there is nothing in the forest, only blueberries.”

Tatiana Rodionova (Chernogolovka):

“I was there yesterday in front of Chernogolovka: 15 chanterelles. There is nothing beyond Chernogolovka. There are no mushrooms in this direction yet.”

Tatyana Solovyova (Pushkino):

“3 moss mushrooms in the Pushkin forest and 1 russula.”

Elena Ivanova (Krasnoarmeysk):

“We were near Krasnoarmeysk over the weekend. There are no mushrooms yet: 1 white and one boletus.”

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Kazan direction

Posted by Vita and Vlad (@vita_and_vlad) Jul 22, 2022 at 9:07 am PDT

The most mushroom places: stations “Chernaya”, “Gzhel”, “Bronnitsy”, “Antsiferovo”, “Podosinki”, “Faustovo”, “Peski”, “Vinogradovo”, “Lukhovitsy”, “Egoryevsk”.

What to collect: boletus, boletus, boletus, boletus, chanterelle.

vita_and_vlad (Bronnitsy):

“It seemed like everyone who could walk was in the forest over the weekend. And for each mushroom there were three mushroom pickers. The massacre continued every day. It’s good that some of the mushroom pickers were clearly blind and luck still smiled on us.”

Tatiana Glushko (Lukhovitsy):

“Gallop through your favorite nearby forest! There are more and more white ones and the quality is better. There are many pure ones.”

Natalya Ilyina (Egoryevsk):

“Egoryevsky district, Kamenskaya village. Along the edge of the field are boletus, boletus, nigella, and chanterelles. They're just beginning."

Zoya Mezentseva (Egoryevsk):

“Egoryevka – there are foxes!”

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Paveletskaya direction

The most mushroom places: stations “Belye Stolby”, “Vostryakovo”, “Barybino”, “Privalovo”, “Shugarovo”. Deciduous and mixed forests.

What to collect: boletus, boletus, boletus, chanterelle, russula.

Svetlanasolodova754 (Domodedovo district, Barybino):

“Sunday's silent hunt was a success! The only one is white, but what a handsome man! And there are a lot of chanterelles – this is the second weekend we’ve been collecting.”

Mariannapolina (Stupino):

“There are a lot of chanterelles this year! I prepared a soup from fresh chanterelles with vegetables, herbs and butter. It tastes good to me."

Ksenia Maksimovna (Stupino):

“07/24/18. The village of Tyutkovo. Result: 20 white boletus, 5 boletus, 2 aspen boletus, a basin of russula and 3 buckets of chanterelles in 2.5 hours, all clean. Mushroom in a mixed forest in the grass. Have a good hunting! There are plenty of cars and mushroom pickers.”

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Kursk direction

The most mushroom places: stations “Grivno”, “Lvovskaya”, “Kolkhoznaya”, “Chekhov”, “Serpukhov”. Mixed forest predominates.

What to collect: boletus, boletus, boletus, russula, chanterelles.

Julia Kurdyukova (Serpukhov district):

“Serpukhov district, 1.5 hours. If we collected more, we would drive away the mosquitoes.”

Igor Borisov (Chekhov urban district):

“Today there are 88 whites.”

Maxim Syrtsev (Serpukhov district):

“Serpukhov (Buturlino): 3 whites, russula, a bucket of chanterelles and one poddubnik.”

Anna Gavrilova (Chekhov urban district):

“Yesterday, Sharapova’s hunt. The forest is wet, there is a lot of windfall. In 4 hours, a bucket of chanterelles, 6 pure white ones and 2 podberas, russula - full.”

Anna Chueva (Balashikha):

“I’ve already been to Balashikha 10 times - all my mushroom places are empty.”

Anechka Kiseleva (Noginsk):

“In Noginsk we have nothing at all except chanterelles! Send all the handsome guys to us!”

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Kiev direction

The most mushroom places: Pobeda, Dachnaya, Bekasovo, Selyatino, Nara, Zosimova Pustyn stations. Mixed forests predominate.

What to collect: boletus, boletus, boletus, russula, milk mushrooms, honey mushrooms, boletus.

Yulia Denisova (Naro-Fominsk urban district):

“The whites have gone, boletus boletuses! Naro-Fominsk district, Vereya city + 10 km towards the village of Volchenki.”

Cheevaawa (Naro-Fominsk urban district):

“We just started getting chanterelles, but I picked them up for frying, and that’s already good...”

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Belarusian direction

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The most mushroom places: stations “Zhavoronki”, “Petelino”, “Malye Vyazemy”, “Golitsyno”, “Khlyupino”, “Skorotovo”, “Kubinka”. Coniferous and mixed forest.

What to collect: white boletus, boletus, aspen, chanterelle.

maria_komratova (Odintsovo district):

“I walked around the site for three days and looked for at least a hint of a mushroom, but I only came across toadstools. And today, here we are – and three little boletuses at once. There are also foxes in the forest.”

Svetlana Okuneva (Mozhaisk urban district):

“The village of Uvarovka... It’s not enough... out of grief I decided to pickle the russula...”

Artem Pavlyuk (Ruza urban district):

“There are not enough mushrooms! The forest is dry. I went to Nemerovo in the Ruza district. There are usually a lot of mushrooms there. On Saturday at 6 am I came to the forest, and there weren’t even any toadstools there. After walking a little I found several boletuses and boletuses. A little further away we began to see chanterelles. I have more or less collected them. I don’t think there’s enough rain.”

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Riga direction

The most mushroom places: Opalikha station, Nakhabino, Dedovsk, Snegiri, Kholshcheviki, Yadroshino, Rumyantsevo. Deciduous and mixed forests predominate.

What to collect: boletus, boletus, chanterelle.

Andrey19602013 (Istra urban district):

“Every day 10 porcini mushrooms.”

Anzhelika Kosheleva (Solnechnogorsk):

“Solnechnogorsk is empty.”

Natashechka Vladimirovna (Volokolamsk district):

“We went at the wrong time - we collected everything before us, there were concrete paths all around. But still there are enough mushrooms for potatoes... In some places there are very old and bad boletus mushrooms, 1 aspen boletus, a bunch of holes from pulled out mushrooms, no porcini mushrooms were found, a lot of small chanterelles. We also saw snakes - be careful! I don’t understand them, but it was scary; in all my many years of mushroom trips to the same places, I saw it for the first time.”

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Leningrad direction

The most mushroom places: platforms “Firsanovskaya”, “Podrezkovo”, “Povarovo”, “Golovkovo”, “Pokrovka”, “Frolovskoe”. Coniferous and mixed forests predominate.

What to collect: boletus, boletus, boletus, russula, milk mushrooms, honey mushrooms, boletus.

Stas Panin (Klin urban district):

“I went to Reshetnikovo on Friday, only boletus and white boletuses began to grow there little by little.”

Olya Chernyakova (border of the Moscow and Tver regions):

“We went to Konakovo and found nothing. 10 chanterelles and that’s it.”

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August

If you are interested in whether there are mushrooms in the Moscow region 2022 in August, consider the following data provided by experienced mushroom pickers:

• August is a mushroom month in the Moscow region, when boletus mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, and porcini mushrooms begin to actively bear fruit.
• The end of summer is marked by an increase in fruiting of saffron milk caps, which were also found in the forests in July. It is more problematic to find boletus, honey mushrooms, white mushrooms and trumpets at this time.

It is no coincidence that many people plan a quiet hunt for the end of August, the time when the summer mushroom season smoothly flows into the autumn, rich in trophies.

July

The second summer month brings the following fruits to mushroom pickers in the Moscow region:

• The first to bear fruit in July are saffron milk caps.
• After saffron milk caps, closer to the second ten days of the month, porcini mushrooms bear fruit, for which most mushroom pickers go to forests.
• If you believe the calendar and messages on the forum, then in the same month you can collect the first russula. Despite the fact that this mushroom has earned a reputation as the most productive, few people manage to find a lot of russula in July. From the end of the month until the very end of the mushroom season, there will be a lot of russula in the forest.
• The second ten days of July is the time of germination of black mushrooms and milk mushrooms. Such mushrooms grow in mixed forests and coniferous thickets.
• In July, the fruiting season for chanterelles continues, which will coexist with pigs in the clearings.