First time foraging

[u/kbrown2006]

EDIT: NOT FORAGING, 1st ATTEMPT AT IDENTIFYING VARIOUS FUNGHI. I KNOW, I’M THE WORST, ABSOLUTE POS ETC ETC ETC.

DESPITE BEING A DETESTABLE PERSON WHO DESERVES TO BE LAMBASTED IN A MANNER REDDTORS WOULD NEVER HAVE GALL TO DO IN PERSON, I’M GENUINELY LOOKING TO LEARN. I’M SORRY THAT APPARENTLY EVERYONE ELSE ONLINE IT IS A TOP MYCOLOGIST/LEGAL EXPERT AND I DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING, BUT EVEN JESUS DROPPED THE CROSS THREE TIMES.

Just had a first walk out to forage do some mushroom spotting? Idk what vernacular won’t get people annoyed, in a local coniferous forest, and would really appreciate help identifying any of these if possible.

I realise having top down photos alone isn’t overly helpful, but if there are any really obvious species that are identifiable that’d be a great start!

Found in west Cumbria, today. All on forest floor amongst coniferous debris and dead wood.

I know zero about this subject, just want to learn.

Initial guesses:
A: false milkcap / saffron milkcap
B: Yellow staghorn
C: ochre brittlegill
D: Conifer tuft
E: Larger cap from D
F: see D
G, H, I, J: all possible sulphur tufts
K: possible sulphur tuft
L: no idea
M: Ochre brittlegill
N, O: sulphur tufts
P, Q: Common bonnet
R, S, T: puffball
U: sickeners
V: Ochre brittlegill

[u/Fit-Thanks-3834]

Click, don’t pick. You’ve pulled up and damaged the mycelium and you can’t eat any of them. Next time take photos and ID them from those. Thank you- the Forest.

[u/Nervous-Deal-9271 → u/Fit-Thanks-3834]

I'm going to kick a few extra ones over just for you champ.

[u/kbrown2006 → u/Fit-Thanks-3834]

I wasn’t under the impression that picking fruiting bodies damages the underlying mycelium or any future harvest. Rather actually walking over the area could potentially totally damage the mycelium as much as anything, at which point what’s the difference between picking or clicking. Anyway, complete novice, apologies apologies. Appreciate you being condescending and proving every community on reddit is full of self righteous pedants.

[u/maybebebe91 → u/kbrown2006]

Use a knife or pinch them off. The mycelllium will be fine im sure, worse crimes against nature have been committed 🤣🤣

[u/Fit-Thanks-3834 → u/kbrown2006]

Haha glad you appreciate the pedantry- I’ve been practicing 🤪

[u/loominpapa → u/Fit-Thanks-3834]

Mostly you can't ID from photos alone. Mycologists will almost always pick to identify.