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Northern Fungi Festival, Rubeslaw Wild Woods Camping, Denholm, Hawick (2026)

15/04/2026

The Northern Fungi Festival is back for 2026!

We're very happy to be bringing this celebration of all things fungi back for its second year - these time we are being hosted by Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping, over the border near Denholm. Sitting on 500 acres of unspoilt upland is set in the heart of the Teviot Valley's Special Landscape Area, this year is set to be a very immersive experience.

We're still very much in the early stages of planning, but we wanted to let you know that the festival will be taking place on Sunday 11th October.

If anyone would like to be involved whether it be fungal forays, market stalls, or activity providers, please feel free to reach out to us via Messenger and let us know.

We'll be releasing more information over the coming months as it comes in, but for now, mark your calendars for 11th October.

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06/10/2025

What a day! 🍄

The wind died down, the sun came out and so many of you came along to the first The Northern Fungi Festival at Paxton House yesterday! The whole day was packed with fungi forays, arts and crafts, bushcraft workshops, mushroom talks and demonstrations, cooking and just an all round celebration of the wonderfully weird and incredibly versatile world of fungi.

We want to thank each and everyone of you who came along, we want you to know we appreciate it and all of the kind words we received at the festival yesterday. We hope you all throughly enjoyed it as much as we did and that you managed to attend all of workshops and activities.

Our deepest of thanks goes out to Paxton House and all of the businesses and individuals who came along on the day and helped out in the run up to things with organising as well - we could not have had the day we did without all of you bringing your own incredible energy and personality to the festival. And of course, many thanks to the Association of Foragers for kindly sponsoring the event.

We'll be sharing more photos over the next week or so as they come in, and then we'll be taking a bit of a break before we begin putting our heads together again and thinking forward to next year, but for now, thank you all again - what an incredible day it turn out to be.

Rachel & Gemma
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04/10/2025

This is the last update from us before The Northern Fungi Festival at Paxton House tomorrow!

We are very excited to welcome so many different businesses and individuals to festival, who all share a love of the weird and wonderful world of fungi.

There is a full schedule of activities and walks planned which are taking place throughout the day which you can see in the last photo. Timetables will be available on the day, so don't worry about trying to remember it all and we'll make sure you're in the right place at the right time!

We've had a few questions about the weather over the last 24 hours and it seems set to die down again by Sunday morning and our plan is to go ahead with the festival - if this changes we'll make an announcement on social media, but its unlikely.

We hope you all have a fantastic, fungi inspired day and we can't wait to see you all there!

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03/10/2025

We're pleased to welcome local illustrator and design Alison Edwards from Coostie Design Studio to The Northern Fungi Festival on Sunday at Paxton House.

Taking her inspiration from the wild and rugged landscape of the borders, her illustrations feature birds, wild flowers, local landmarks and more and she will be bringing a selection of art prints, home wares and cards along with her on Sunday.

You will also be able to find her back at Paxton House on Thursday 9th October where she will be running an outdoor sketching workshop, exploring different ways of sketching autumn leaves and seasonal colour. She will have all of the details and booking information on her table in the marquee, so be sure to stop by and ask if you're interested in joining her on the 9th as well.

02/10/2025

We are proud to welcome Tee Christie of Caraway and Sorrel, and Bespoke Brownies to The Northern Fungi Festival this coming Sunday at Paxton House. You'll find her in the marquee at her Feral stall where you'll be able to enjoy an incredible array of wild and delicious foods!

"Passionate, creative, and deeply rooted in the natural world, I am a chef and professional forager with many years experience transforming harvests from hedgerow, coastline and woodland into nourishing, seasonal cuisine.

Blending traditional knowledge with contemporary culinary innovation, my work celebrates the alchemy of wild flavours and aromatics, alongside self-empowerment, sustainability and the profound healing power of reconnecting with nature.

Through wild food experiences, plant-based feasts, and educational workshops, I help people rediscover their relationship with the land - building confidence, resilience, and creativity in the kitchen and beyond.

For me, foraging is more than food: it's a pathway to mental wellbeing, to self-trust and self reliance, through a joyful, grounded life. "

01/10/2025

Craig Worrall from Edible Leeds - Wild & Wonderful will be bringing a taste of the wild to The Northern Fungi Festival.

Based in Yorkshire, Craig is an experienced forager, and runs walks and workshops up and down the country, specialising in all kinds of wild edibles. You can also find him over at 4 Wild Seasons where he hosts wild food dining experiences.

You'll be able find Craig in the marquee where he will have a table showcasing some of his delicious wild foods, as well as join him on a workshop to discover The Versatility of Wild Mushrooms. Craig will reveal a myriad of wider culinary processes and uses to help you make the most of your wild mushroom gatherings. He will be taking about misos, shoyus, mignardises, ice cream and much more!

The first workshop will fun from 10.30 until 11.30, and there will be a second chance to attend the workshop from 3pm until 4pm. There is no need to book as they will operate on a first some first served basis. Spaces are charged at £5 per person to attend. In between you'll be able to visit Craig at his stall where he will be serving a delicious array of wild foods!

01/10/2025

We are looking forward to welcoming Keith from RavnClay to The Northern Fungi Festival this coming Sunday at Paxton House. Based locally in Ford Village, they create beautifully handmade stoneware pottery for both decoration and homeware.

They run classes and workshops out of their studio in Ford Village all year round, and they will be running a workshop at their stall in the marquee on Sunday. For £5 you'll be able to have a got at crafting your own clay mushroom which you'll have the option to then have posted out to you once it's ready!

There is going to be plenty to see and do on the day, with a full time table of talks, walks and workshops, as well as mini workshops, arts and crafts and demonstrations happening across the whole day! Be sure to grab your timetable on the day as you won't want to miss a thing!

29/09/2025

With now less than a week to go until The Northern Fungi Festival, this week we'll be sharing news and information about some of the traders you can expect to see with the market marquee on the day.

The Handycraftshed will be joining us and showcasing some of their handcrafted needle felt and crafty creations. From cute animals to beautiful home decor, their one of a kind handmade items are crafted with love and attention to detail.

There will also be the chance to drop by their stall and have a go at making your own needle felted mushroom pencil topper - no need to book in advance, just drop by on the day and have a go! 🍄

27/09/2025

Northern Woodcraft will be joining us on Sunday 5th October at Paxton House, bringing with them years of bushcraft experience and enthusiasm for nature.

Based in Holystone, Northumberland, they offer bushcraft and survival courses and activities covering anything from knife skills and fire lighting to surviving on foraged foods and tapping Birch trees for sap.

They will be with us all day and you can drop by their tent at any time but they also have an itinerary of activities and talks happening throughout the day.

✨10:00-12:00 - Fire Lighting Demos: Come and have a go at fire lighting using a flint and steel, ferrocirrium and a bow drill.

🍄12:00-12:30 - Join Terry (one of the faces behind Northern Woodcraft) for a talk on lost skills and the importance of passing down relearned knowledge to our children.

✨12:30-13:30 - A spoon carving demon and your chance to ask bushcraft related questions to the Northern Woodcraft team.

26/09/2025

Here it is - The full timetable of activities and workshops taking place at The Northern Fungi Festival on Sunday 5th October at Paxton House!

There are activities taking place all day from 10am until 4pm, and something for all ages and levels of fungi interest.

Please remember this is a CASH event!
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Activities
🌿 Northern Wilds will be running two guided mushrooms walks around the grounds of Paxton House. This session is free to attend and will be running at 11am and 2pm, and will operate on a first come first served basis.

🍄Join Arthur, Sybbie and The Grizzly Forager on a family friendly fungi walk through the grounds, searching for weird and wonderful fungi from 12pm and 2pm. These sessions are free to attend and will operate on a first come first served basis.

🌿Lisa from Edulis : wild food will be leading a walk looking at the symbiotic relationship between fungi and trees and how this can help us on the quest for wild mushrooms! The walk will begin at 1pm and has a fee of £8 for adults and £2 for children and will operate on a first come first serve basis.

🍄Mrs. Grizzly will be ending the day with a calming and peaceful woodland mindfulness session at 3pm. This session is free to attend and will operate on a first come first served basis.

🌿The guys from Northern Woodcraft will be setting up outside of the marquee with bushcraft talks and demonstrations running from 10am covering firelight, forgotten skills and spoon carving so be sure to drop by!

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Education Room

🍂Local author and illustrator Kylie Dixon Mbe will be hosting two story telling sessions centred around her World of Mushroom Marvelous book series. The sessions will run at 10.30 and 12.30 and are open to children aged 5-10. The workshops are free to attend and will running on a first come first served basis.

✨ Rhyze Mushrooms will be joining us in the Education Room from 1.30 for a two hour workshop about radical mushroom cultivation. This is a hands-on workshop and you'll leave with a grow your own Oyster mushroom kit and a mycelium candle holder. Pre-booking is essential and there are multiple pricing options for tickets.

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Marquee

🍄JAG ART 82 will be hosting an arts and crafts drop in session for all ages in the marquee, come along and get creative with colourful paints, and magical mushroom-inspired crafts. They will be in the marquee from 10am until 12pm.

✨From 1pm in the marquee, Creative Space North East will be leading a workshop and helping you to make your own autumnal garland to take home with you. It will be running on a first come first served basis with a fee of £8 for adults and £5 for children.

This is just a small snippet of what you can expect on the day and we still have so much to tell you! Announcements will be coming thick and fast over the next week in the run up to the festival so please keep checking back for more information.

This event is kindly sponsored by Association of Foragers

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