If you look at the map of the country, you can immediately see that the middle zone of Russia is covered with forests, rivers, lakes, swamps. The climate is favorable for an abundance of forest gifts. Mushrooms of the Nizhny Novgorod region are diverse and large in size.
Mushroom places of the Nizhny Novgorod region
Collection time
They start picking mushrooms in the spring. The land should be warm enough to give a decent harvest for all lovers of "quiet hunting". The first morels emerge in late April - early May. Boletus and spikelets of medium ripening time grow in June.
Porcini mushrooms, boletus, aspen mushrooms are usually found at the end of the season, in the second half of October and the first half of November, before the start of frost.
Places near Nizhny Novgorod
The map of mushroom spots in the Nizhny Novgorod region begins directly from the outskirts of Nizhny Novgorod. There are few forests within a radius of several kilometers from the regional center, and they are partially turned into parks. "Quiet hunting" is possible south of Nizhny Novgorod in the villages:
- Peat storage facility in the Sormovsky district;
- Birch Floodplain of this region;
- Lukino village in Balakhninsky district.
To the north of the regional center there are small forests of Bogorodsky and Kstovsky districts. The mushroom spots of the Nizhny Novgorod region are usually reached by public transport, which runs until late in the evening.
Among the mushrooms, mushrooms are often found. They are found directly under a deciduous or coniferous tree. The young fruiting body has a convex blue-green cap, at the time of collection - a funnel-shaped orange.
Often mushroom pickers collect honey mushrooms. They are recognized by their yellow-gray cap and thin brown stem.
Mushroom areas of the region
In the north, there are more mushroom spots in the Nizhny Novgorod region, because here the forests are dense and abundant. The main gathering places are in Borsky, Semenovsky, Gorodetsky districts.
The south of the region is represented by forest-steppes. In this part, mushrooms are found in small woods and copses.
Semenovsky district
A popular place among mushroom pickers is the village of Tarasikha (44 km from the regional center towards Semenov). This is the P159 highway. The only inconvenience for motorists is the constantly overloaded Bor bridge. There is also an electric train there.
If you drive another 45 km further along the P 159 highway, you will enter the Kerzhenets forests.
The riverside soils are distinguished by a variety of mushroom species. Boletus is often found. They have a rounded cap, pointed towards the center. The outer part of the cap is yellowish brown, and the inner part is bright yellow.
Voskresensky district
Look for mushrooms in sparse parts of the forest
To get to the village of Vladimirskoye, they drive 120 km from Nizhny Novgorod in the direction of Kirov to Lake Svetloyar. They reach the village of Bokovaya. From it they move to the right into Vladimirskoe, which is rich in mushroom places.
The lake and the humid climate in the off-season allow large porcini mushrooms to grow on the edges. Other types of mushrooms grow in sparse parts of the forest.
Porcini mushrooms or boletus have a cap colored from brown to yellow-green. The cylindrical stem characteristically increases in diameter towards the bottom. The name of the species comes from the fact that this type of mushroom retains its unchanged white color with any method of processing.
Krasnobakovsky and Urensky districts
They reach the village of Shemanikha in the direction of Kirov. When they see the village of Zavoda, they turn right. The place is far away from industrial facilities, cities, therefore, the necessary conditions for the growth of high-quality edible mushrooms have been preserved here. Do not go far into the forest, because there are cases when the gatherers went into the thick of it and did not return.
Mushroom pickers are advised to stop at the track in any part of it. Then you should move away from the road for 200-300 m. The gifts of the forest grow everywhere. Among all the mushroom variety, white milk mushrooms are often found, which is a consequence of the humid climate.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
The real milk grows usually in large groups. For fruiting, the average daily temperature on the soil surface is best of + 8 ... + 10 ℃. Pravsky lump is a mycorrhizal forming agent, for the formation of symbiosis it prefers birch and linden growing in deciduous or mixed forests. Also, for its development, the age of trees and the level of soil moisture are important: the older the forest is, the soil moisture is closer to the average and a sufficient amount of sunlight - one can hope to meet with a mushroom. For places where the milk mushroom grows, a specific "mushroom" smell is characteristic, which is emitted by a real mushroom.
The caps of the mushrooms are funnel-shaped, the edges are folded down, have a fringe. Due to the accumulation of water and liquid mucus on their surface, it is recommended to soak the milk mushrooms immediately after collection.
Bor district
Edible mushrooms grow in the local woodland:
- Chanterelles: their fruiting bodies are bright yellow-orange in color. The leg is a lighter shade than the top. They grow in families, there are no poisonous twins.
- Aspen mushrooms: cap of saturated red or orange shades. The stump is gray, thickens towards the base.
- Boletus: the leg is thickened, white. The hat is light gray.
Balakhninsky district
The village of Yasenevo is a mushroom here. It is located 40 km from Nizhny Novgorod. It is worth going to the village of Balakhna. Then they turn off at the sight of the village of Lisya Griva, where the dirt road begins.
This place is practically unknown among mushroom pickers, so during the mushroom season traders will not come here. The probability of finding porcini mushrooms is higher than in other forests.
Gorodetsky district
If you go along the P512 highway to the place where the Gorky reservoir is located, mushroom pickers get to the village of Fedurino. It is located 65 km from the regional center. You need to pass the villages of Balakhna and the Volga region.
Any mushrooms can be found in the forests
Mushrooms are found of any kind. If you're lucky, you can unearth a rare truffle. In addition to conducting a "quiet hunt" here they rest by the reservoir.
Koverninsky
The place is located near the river. Uzola, to which 120 km pass. In order not to move across the Bor bridge, the locals go around Gorodets. Turn off near the village of Ulyanovo, then keep to the right, pass Krivonosovo.
Deciduous and coniferous forests contribute to the presence of different types of fungi. Mushroom pickers come to the village of Kovernino at the end of the season, because the density of the forest allows fruit bodies to grow even during the first frosts.
According to the description, there are a large number of poisonous mushrooms in this area:
- False mushrooms: the inner side of the cap is colored yellow-green.
- Amanita: have a red and white classic and gray hats. They must be distinguished by greenish under-hat plates.
- Toadstools: are distinguished by a pale gray tint. They have an unattractive appearance and a thin leg. At the base, the leg has the appearance of a tuberous extension immersed in a saccular volva.
Dalnekonstantinovsky district
They get to the village of Surovatiha along the P158 highway, reach the village of Sarley. Turn right.
It is recommended to pick mushrooms here in spring. Morels grow, lines. They are characterized by a wrinkled cap.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
When picking morels, carefully consider their "appearance" so as not to be confused with the conditionally edible lines containing the gyromitrin toxin in their fruit bodies:
- Apothecia (fruiting bodies): in morels, they are large, at least 6-10 cm, fleshy, with a well-noticeable clear distinction between the stem and the cap. Moreover, the caps of paradise grow together with the leg.
- Hat shape: characteristic - ovoid or conical, with a network of folds (longitudinal and transverse), often oblique. These
- Hymenium: numerous folds on the surface of the cap form cells lined with a spore-forming layer, or hymenium, but the ribs separating them remain sterile.
- Inner part of the fruiting body: in the morel it is hollow (no convolutions of the pulp).
- Smell: nice mushroom, strong enough.
The area is famous for its abundance of berries. Water in reservoirs is not polluted.
Volodarsky district
Mushroom places in the Nizhny Novgorod region of this region are concentrated in the village of Pyra. They get there through the Moscow highway. Drive 30 km. On the way they meet Dzerzhinsk, after which they turn to the right.
The nearby Dzerzhinsk chemical plants do not scare away residents. The quality and appearance of the mushroom fruit bodies are not changed. There are many popular types of mushrooms.
Mushrooms in the Nizhny Novgorod region! 2019
We collect mushrooms. Pyra village, Nizhny Novgorod region.
We collect mushrooms Chanterelle and CHAGU in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Conclusion
Before collecting the gifts of the forest of Nizhny Novgorod, it is recommended to remember simple rules. If the mushroom is unknown, it is not cut. The same is done when they cannot determine whether the fruit bodies found are edible or poisonous. If there are suspicions at home, the mushroom is not cooked.