How to identify liberty caps safely

Liberty cap mushrooms are a type of mushroom that grows in the UK.
This video is designed to equip you with some of the details on what to look for and what not to look for when out foraging.
Please note this is for educational purposes only. The only mushrooms picked from the ground were not Liberty cap mushrooms.
Enjoy!
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#Libertycaps #mushrooms #foraging

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Please note scam comments for the sale of goods will be deleted. Stay Safe Guys

[@wokkawicklo]

Is it your experience that they are becoming harder and harder to find? Last season two of the best fields around my area (in Ireland) had zero mushies

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@wokkawicklo I've found the same, less and less each year... maybe too many people not flicking before picking 🤷‍♂️🤔

[@wokkawicklo]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 that and God only knows what things they have sprayed out of the Chem trails wouldn't help either imo

[@Hacktheplanet_]

Strong stuff these, start very small and be in a good frame of mind

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Yeah definitely, this species is one of the most potent. Often the smaller ones are the strongest and most of the good stuff is in the stems more than the cap! 💜🤙🏽

[@ArielleViking]

Very interesting, great information about these mushrooms. 👍🏻

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

💜🙏 Thanks

[@freelancerjebu]

Awesome video! 🍄🙌🏽 The tips on identifying Liberty caps safely were super helpful. Thanks for sharing this valuable info and keeping it educational. Looking forward to more content! 😊

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

💜🙏 Thanks

[@2smoke4stroke52]

great info will help a lot of people to stay safe

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

💜🤙🏽 Thanks

[@justletmesigninokthx]

good to see somebody talk about shrooms without advising hereoic doses etc

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@drubber007]

Have you tried it?

[@almutasimaljanabi9149]

Thanks for the video. Very knowledgeable and good information to learn and share so others can understand and be aware

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks 💜🤙🏽

[@Andrew-pd6ey]

Good video, random helicopter. It's amazing seeing all the fungus emerge. Near me there's a wood with absolutely loads of cauliflower of the woods spread across the floor. With the weather and temps being as they are across the UK it's prime time across most of it.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Love cauliflower fungus! 💜🤙🏽 Cheers for the kind words

[@kencat6980]

Excellent information my friend,you've just dispelled a few Liberty Cap Myths for me,stay safe & informed folks,greetings from Belfast😊

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Dead on. 💜🤙🏽

[@o.bsoutdoors3871]

Great informative video as ever. Will help a lot of people stay safe😊👍. We haven't yet plucked up the courage to forage and eat chanterelles yet, never mind these bad boys😂. Have a great weekend, Shell and Pete😊👊👍

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks Guys 💜🙏

[@Albert5522]

2nd season forager, and had most the info you provided but always helpful to brush up for this season! Very releaving to know that worst comes to the worst an upset stomach is all that should come from it. Subscribed for more bushcraft and outdoor content!

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks for the kind words, appreciate the sub. I have plenty of mushroom foraging videos and a fungi facts series too. Check the playlists out 🙏💜

[@Albert5522]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 cheers man! Keep up the informative content!

[@heathercaulberg7733]

Eat a lemon or lime, or drink lemon or lime juice before consuming.

[@eLectric_692]

Thanks man, much appreciated. Subscribed,

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Glad it was informative 👍 Thanks so much for subscribing 💜🤙🏽

[@MFaintReal]

Brilliant video mate

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks 💜 🤙🏽 really glad you liked it.

[@elzbietapaulina9808]

Very helpful video-I understand better the differences between these little mushrooms-tell us about amanita muscaria

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

I did have 2 mins of footage about Aminita Muscaria in this video but had to delete because YT banned the original 😔 I'll try and make a separate video on it instead thanks 💜

[@TheNorthernFarmer_]

Nice video , good quality information

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

💜🤙🏽 Thanks so much

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank You fot helping with my Mycology studies!! ":0)X

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Glad the video helped 💜🤙🏽

[@Geezy333official]

Thanks bro that was really helpful. Awesome vid

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks so much. Glad it helped 💜🤙🏽

[@ruairimurphy1409]

Great video very informative.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

💜🤙🏽 Appreciate that

[@badgerandthewoodsman]

Good job you didn't eat them... With that chopper you might think your in Vietnam or something, good work 👍

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@Infinity-101-8]

Sorry about the long message, tho' I'm going to write this again in a condensed way, because it's important imo. Despite what the AI search engines might say... Psilocybin is NOT a psychedelic. Only the Psilocin is psychedelic. The reason why Psilocybin (when ingested) has an effect, is because the bodies metabolism intelligently recognizes the Psilocybin molecule, and then it sends an enzyme to specifically break the molecule down into Psilocin. imo, the reason why this is a lesser known aspect about the mushroom, is because the powers that be, only want people to believe that the psychedelic experience is caused by an external substance. (a drug) When the fact is, it's caused by our symbiotic relationship with nature, and the psychedelic experience is inborn. I'm sure some people who strongly advocate against the use of psychedelic's would say... Oh, the Psilocybin forces the body to turn it into Psilocin... Because, they also want people to believe that the transcendental realm is unnatural. They want people to believe that all that is happening is that people are hallucinating. No, they are 100% completely wrong.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

There's an awful lot of stuff I had to edit out of this video. Or say in a certain way to make sure this video wasn't banned so yeah, I can't really go into any detail on the chemical compounds and the impact on the body. If I did the video could get banned so thanks for commenting and putting your opinions across, great for others to read. 🤙🏽

[@Infinity-101-8]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 Thanks dude, and thank you for the important video. I understand what you're saying, and I'm surprised my comment wasn't censored. It usually is if I mention such details, but like, at the end of the day, when the mushroom has helped me so much in my life, and they are sacred, I feel sometimes like I have to write it. Peace 🤙

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@@Infinity-101-8 💯 🤙🏽

[@bjflanagan2092]

it’s who you truly are - no ego you are the mushroom- the mushroom is you - all of nature comes to life - you are nature you are life ,you are one with it all “harmony ‘ if only some of the people in corporations or those who sanction oceanic pollution or destruction of rainforests were given a cup of these fellas they might realise they are responsible for extinction of the human race as we know it in the not to far future

[@drubber007]

I’ve been seeing them since July, usually above 400m.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

That's awesome

[@ma77ex85]

thank you very much, it's a great deed you've done to inform newly beginning mushroom pickers, great video

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad it was useful 💜🤙🏽

[@karimtv2]

Great video i would love to see a video about Psilocybe Fimetaria

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Glad you liked it. Thanks buddy. Yeah, I'd love to do one on Fimetaria.. a lot rarer to find though. 💜🤙🏽

[@karimtv2]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 I found a batch yesterday would love to know more about them people say they are less strong then liberty caps but i wonder if they are worth picking

[@guerillagrowersuk3765]

Nice informative video 💯

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@WhoThisMonkey]

Wait they are out there growing right now? I'll have to get out there and start mushroom _inspecting._

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Yep South of England this was literally last week! Have a blast and good luck! 💜🤙🏽

[@wokkawicklo]

Ha yeah my thoughts exactly, I almost always go picking towards the last 2 weeks of October. Pre frost of course

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@wokkawicklo last 3 years my lucky week was kind of 15th October ish but yeah they've been out in September here.

[@thehum1000]

Ive never picked brown ones, prefer creamy ones only

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

The dry ones are definitely a pretty find. Especially when they start to wrinkle. Very nice looking mushrooms

[@araven3888]

Nice video 😊😊 hope I find some this year. All I find in essex is wavy caps, so some liberty caps would be a real treat 😊😊😊

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

They're great. Good luck and happy foraging 💜🙏

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

We get hardly any wavys over this way

[@bob-g3e3x]

It is not Unlawful to pick or use these mushrooms, it is only "illegal", you are free to both pick and use them. The "legal" system is fraudulent!

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

It's certainly very silly and odd

[@JethroLampitt]

Can't have the slaves liberating their minds, we,re not much good for then when we really think things through... so it's best not to permit them to retain control and hence the law

[@bob-g3e3x]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 It's obvious really, they want people enslaved, not free, spiking the water supply with lsd is considered terrorism around the world, it does not matter which country

[@Cainb420]

Weed and shroom both make you happy and are free, you can't be taxed so make them illegal but buy as much alcohol and tobacco as you like. The government is corrupt to the core.

[@deadbandit]

good video, do you know if they grow in Suffolk as it's quite a flat county?

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Yeah, I've found them there no trouble. The heat map found on Google is a great starting point to find locations

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Woodbridge is looking good according to the heat map 🤷‍♂️

[@deadbandit]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 I’ve been looking in Framlingham, no luck, had a look on the heat map this morning and there’s no hexagons, no wonder I couldn’t find anything haha

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@@deadbandit stick at it.

[@mattgoodchild8215]

Mushroomtastic 🍄👍🏼

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Haha 😅🤙🏽💜🍄

[@Pyrotechnics.sweden]

hey! found 6 lib caps yesterday in sweden at an old cow farm, it hasnt been raining for 4-5 days tho. do you think if i look today that i will find more? thanks!! = ) love from sweden

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

🇸🇪 Greetings, great stuff always good to hear the success stories. So I find that the spores will germinate anyway if the ground is the right conditions but yeah rain will help to push that along it's worth heading back after a decent rain shower to see for sure! 🙏 Best of luck. 💜

[@Pyrotechnics.sweden]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 just found 47 lib caps from that new spot haha! Crazy!

[@dzaxys4643]

They sprayed funguscide on the comon we used to pick shrooms at (for educational purposes of course)

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

🤣 ah no! That sucks

[@bob-g3e3x]

That's criminal...literally!

[@JethroLampitt]

Which common is this, do you have a link to an article?

[@seesodjh]

Canada common .West Wellow .England​@@JethroLampitt

[@dannygawley]

Loved that mate.will be using this as my guide for identifying liberty caps❤

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Cheers Dude 💜 🤙🏽 Hope it helps

[@Mitchell-lh4ic]

At 2:30. Just wondering what is the name of this common lookalike? I would have said this possibly is psilocybe strictipes

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

I wish it was. I think it's more likely to be a mycena of some sort, maybe the brownedge bonnet or similar. The cap was more of a bonnet than strictipes. Strictipes also have more emarginate gills than this particular specimen. The gills on this were more distant and stuck me as Mycena, but it would have been a killer find, though! 🤙🏽

[@BarryPaterson-o6z]

I just ate about 70 'lookalike' liberty caps, maybe 20 were legit. They were close to the sea low land, just noticed them when mowing grass and picked them. Ate all the caps and hardly felt anything, ive just ate the stems with a couple of beers...

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Usually the stems are stronger than the caps. Just gotta go careful getting the right ones. Hopefully the info in the vid helps you for next time. Appreciate you watching and commenting! 💜🤙🏽

[@BarryPaterson-o6z]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 thanks man I've not picked in a good 20 years, i used to dry them out and brew them, was told drying them makes them stronger.

[@Gidon147]

@@BarryPaterson-o6z it does, always dry them (if you don't have a dryer, try 60-80 °C in your oven, with ventilation on and the oven door slightly held open. But make test runs with single shrooms first to see what the ideal temps are to prevent them from leaking. If it loses its juice instead of actually drying, you are losing alot of potency. the reason why they are stronger when dried is because of chemical reactions happening in the process which yields more psilo. I am no expert with psilos though so i can't tell you the exact reason. What I do know though: If one wants to prepare fly agaric, drying them at around 80 degrees turns around 30% of its ibutene acid (the poisonous stuff) into muscimol (the good stuff). Brewing the dry mass into a tea converts a large chunk of the rest of the ibutene into muscimol. That is why properly preparing mushrooms is so important: If you just eat fresh or cooked fly agarics, you will vomit, shit and damage your liver but there is no trip. if you dry them first and make a tea with them, you will only shit a little and fly into dreamland for 12 hours. Also, another VERY important thing when handling shrooms (especially fly agaric): Put ALL of them together, dry them and make a homogenous mass. That way you can start with very small doses with minimal risk and work your way up, because contents of the chemicals differ EXTREMELY from one shroom to another. you can eat 2 huge mushrooms and feel a bit wonky, then next week you eat half of another shroom and hospitalize yourself.

[@bumblebeeman1978]

I love these little suckers they’re the best thing in the world been on some proper adventures recently oh yeah

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

They are amazing aren't they

[@bumblebeeman1978]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 absolutely they’re getting harder to find local to me, having to travel to pick them

[@michaeljames5936]

I'm only 9 mins in, but my issue is this - you show lookalikes, of the same size, and you tell us all the ways they look alike, you don't, however, tell us how you know they're the wrong ones. That's be interesting and informative. Good luck with the channel.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks for the feedback. Usually dung round heads look different because they have Lighter colour gills, are lighter even when wet. (Libs will only be light when dry) They are also rounder in cap shape. Mowers mushrooms are darker purpley brown rather than light to chocolate brown and have straighter stems that are dark brown not cream to orange like libs. Peticoats will have white nibs around the edge of the cap which is how you will know they are wrong. Hopefully these tips show the differences in the lookalikes I covered in the video for you. Cheers for watching and commenting. 💜🤙🏽

[@dan-yi5fs]

Fantastic info thanks bud 👍

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@@dan-yi5fs no problem at all. I'm trying to give as much detail as possible 💜🤙🏽

[@sister_of_stones]

May I ask, hypothetically of course, how many you would need to consume to notice the.. magic?!

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

This would very much depend I'm afraid I can't give an exact amount. It differs for everybody. Also depends how much normal food you consume before etc.

[@sister_of_stones]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 Thank You for the response. I have harvested 6 today. Never tried them before so I'm completely clueless in regards to eating them fresh, drying them out, or quantities needed. Hypothetically speaking, as I said before! I assume the amount needed is probably more than my meagre discovery but just wanted to ask someone! I shall continue my hypothetical studies and look forward to working with this amazing teacher. Thanks again ☆★☆

[@Jtown781]

Down in the norfolk it's still only 11 degrees lowest would that be causing an issue?

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Not necessarily. I know it's relatively flat there but my best advice would be stick to as higher ground as possible for now and check out the mm heat map found on Google 👍

[@toyzintheattic]

Is that the New Forest?

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

It's not no, but I used to pick there

[@fibonaccimachiavelli7001]

👍🏼❤

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@MutiKush]

Is this on Ashdown Forest?

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

No it's not.

[@MutiKush]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 very similar landscape. nice video, looking forward to more! your channel seems to be like the one I've always wanted to start.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@@MutiKush Thanks for the kind words. 🤙🏽

[@leeperola7023]

Clearly Welsh shrooms are the best! 🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Aye men haha

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Certainly out first 😂

[@leeperola7023]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 Fun fact. In the early 90's I gave 100 shrooms to Robert Downey jr. (Ironman) A month later I read in a paper he'd gone into rehab. Moral of the story, lee perola can out party Robert Downey jr!!! 🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@@leeperola7023 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤙🏽

[@imdaprophet]

Adam penning of shrooo

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@JethroLampitt]

Don't know what your on about with ice cream! I have never been sick off it 😅

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Haha quality stack

[@jaxonvale8089]

where in the uk is this

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

I can't say sorry. Southern England but an undisclosed location

[@jaxonvale8089]

@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996 ok thanks a lot

[@heathercaulberg7733]

I take the spores back to the field I got them from.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@daveygardner123]

cany season this year northeast England

[@maselbac]

Sucks that im colour blind. I dont trust myself getting the right ones

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Ah, yeah that complicates things 😔

[@Kathleen-cz4ik]

Where abouts r u mushroom geezer

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

South of England. I'm from Hampshire but moved to Somerset

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Who's having luck this mushroom season?

[@WhoThisMonkey]

I'll keep you posted 👍🏼

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@WhoThisMonkey there's tons out early. The heat map is a bit inaccurate this year... if you have some spots you normally head to check them out, we've had tons of rain and a recent drop in temp so give it a go 🤞

[@hesterwright3674]

​@@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996got some in the peak district last weekend, about 8g once dried.

[@thehum1000]

Last 2 days theyve started appearing by me, still early though

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

@@thehum1000 nice work!

[@soton5teve]

r/liberty_caps

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

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[@lauraweiskotten320]

Can you speak a bit more about the stem identification?

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

The stems can look quite different specimen to specimen but usually waves lighter in colour than the cap and can bruise blue too / oxidise blue once picked. Hope this helps 🙏