Overview

• After a wet start to September, NRW foragers are finding more classic edibles like Steinpilze and Maronen, though experts report rising poisonings and caution against over‑ripe specimens.
• In NRW, private collecting is generally limited to about one kilogram per person, commercial sales are banned, nature reserves are off‑limits, and parts of Olpe remain restricted due to African swine fever controls.
• Bavaria counts more than 6,000 macrofungi with about 20% threatened, and mycologists note climate‑driven shifts that bring new toxic lookalikes and alter fruiting times and species ranges.
• The Federal Office for Radiation Protection says some Bavarian mushrooms still show elevated caesium‑137, yet moderate consumption adds only a small extra dose, with Steinpilze and Pfifferlinge typically less affected.
• Guides highlight productive regions from the Schwarzwald and Bayerischer Wald to the Teutoburger Wald and Lüneburger Heide, while safety tips stress baskets over plastic, careful harvesting, and thorough cooking of wild finds.