The English Truffle Company
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The English Truffle Company finds black truffles in English woodlands and offers a unique opportunity to experience truffle hunting.
Dorset, England www.englishtruffles.co.uk
Dorset, England www.englishtruffles.co.uk
Occasionally we get sent a photo of a British white truffle. THE white truffle, (Italian White) doesn't grow here. There are 8 species in this country and are very difficult to name without a microscope or DNA test. I think is the Spotted truffle. #theenglishtrufflecompany #truffles #trufflehunting
August 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Occasionally we get sent a photo of a British white truffle. THE white truffle, (Italian White) doesn't grow here. There are 8 species in this country and are very difficult to name without a microscope or DNA test. I think is the Spotted truffle. #theenglishtrufflecompany #truffles #trufflehunting
Our latest newsletter is out - reports of truffle finds, news of dog training workshops, Truffle Crisps, a truffle salt offer ....
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August 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Our latest newsletter is out - reports of truffle finds, news of dog training workshops, Truffle Crisps, a truffle salt offer ....
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#theenglishtrufflecompany #englishtruffles #trufflehunting #trufflehound #truffles
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Recent garden truffle find reports are from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Skiathos (a Greek island)! The photo shows the Greek find - a nice summer truffle. Much of the island is on limestone and related dolomites so suitable for them.
#theenglishtrufflecompany #truffles #truffle #skiathos
#theenglishtrufflecompany #truffles #truffle #skiathos
July 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Recent garden truffle find reports are from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Skiathos (a Greek island)! The photo shows the Greek find - a nice summer truffle. Much of the island is on limestone and related dolomites so suitable for them.
#theenglishtrufflecompany #truffles #truffle #skiathos
#theenglishtrufflecompany #truffles #truffle #skiathos
Truffle farm in Australia anyone? aboutregional.com.au/established-...
Established truffle farm, agritourism business put up for sale | About Regional
Macenmist Black Truffles, located just outside of Bredbo in the Snowy Monaro region of NSW, is on the market, giving…
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June 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Truffle farm in Australia anyone? aboutregional.com.au/established-...
Gorilla Gourmets Really Dig Their Truffles, Study Finds - www.scientificamerican.com/article/gori... #truffles
Gorilla Gourmets Really Dig Their Truffles, Study Finds
Researchers followed gorillas for years to uncover truffle-hunting behavior—and it may be socially transmitted
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June 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Gorilla Gourmets Really Dig Their Truffles, Study Finds - www.scientificamerican.com/article/gori... #truffles
Last week I had a fascinating visit to Jurassic Coast Mushrooms. What really stood out, is that some of their cultivation uses tiny samples from rare wild native specimens. They are growing Lion’s Mane (pic 1) from UK finds. This helps with species survival & gene preservation. Pic 2 - a Scalycap.
June 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Last week I had a fascinating visit to Jurassic Coast Mushrooms. What really stood out, is that some of their cultivation uses tiny samples from rare wild native specimens. They are growing Lion’s Mane (pic 1) from UK finds. This helps with species survival & gene preservation. Pic 2 - a Scalycap.
When I got this report of a garden truffle find from the postcode ME (Maidstone in Kent), I assumed it was somewhere in the chalk hills of the North Downs. Wrong – it was to the south on heavy, Weald Clay – another truffle that hasn’t read the book about where they should be!
June 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
When I got this report of a garden truffle find from the postcode ME (Maidstone in Kent), I assumed it was somewhere in the chalk hills of the North Downs. Wrong – it was to the south on heavy, Weald Clay – another truffle that hasn’t read the book about where they should be!
Pleased to see that good sized truffles are about despite the overall low rainfall amounts. We got sent these photos by a lady in east Dorset who found two unripe truffles under oak but surprisingly on sandy, acidic soils. One weighed 190 grams and the other 120. #theenglishtrufflecompany
May 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Pleased to see that good sized truffles are about despite the overall low rainfall amounts. We got sent these photos by a lady in east Dorset who found two unripe truffles under oak but surprisingly on sandy, acidic soils. One weighed 190 grams and the other 120. #theenglishtrufflecompany
Halleluiah! So, so relieved that we have some rain and there is more in the forecast. I'd like more to give the soil a good soaking. It's too early to tell if this dry period will impact the size and number of truffles, but we know that is the result of a dry summer.
PS Anyone seen my waterproofs?
PS Anyone seen my waterproofs?
May 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Halleluiah! So, so relieved that we have some rain and there is more in the forecast. I'd like more to give the soil a good soaking. It's too early to tell if this dry period will impact the size and number of truffles, but we know that is the result of a dry summer.
PS Anyone seen my waterproofs?
PS Anyone seen my waterproofs?
Clever boy - he got a second overall in a scenting competition on Sunday. Searching for gun oil in a variety of "games", his consistency across them all gave him the overall placing. This has helped his truffle hunting, in both situations he indicates the location of the scent with his nose.
May 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Clever boy - he got a second overall in a scenting competition on Sunday. Searching for gun oil in a variety of "games", his consistency across them all gave him the overall placing. This has helped his truffle hunting, in both situations he indicates the location of the scent with his nose.
Waiting for full details but very much hoping to be able to restart exporting trees to customers across the EU including Ireland. A significant trade was stopped by Brexit.
May 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Waiting for full details but very much hoping to be able to restart exporting trees to customers across the EU including Ireland. A significant trade was stopped by Brexit.
We recently received an email from Wisconsin. It included a photo of a painting by an ancestor, Augustus Henry Fox. The email asked if I thought the gentleman was a truffle hunter. My findings are at www.englishtruffles.co.uk/news/truffle.... Any other thoughts would be much appreciated.
May 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We recently received an email from Wisconsin. It included a photo of a painting by an ancestor, Augustus Henry Fox. The email asked if I thought the gentleman was a truffle hunter. My findings are at www.englishtruffles.co.uk/news/truffle.... Any other thoughts would be much appreciated.
According to the radio, it is National Truffle Hunting Week. I don't know who decides these things, but it's not really truffle season yet. You might get a very early summer truffle but it will be unripe with little flavour or aroma.
May 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
According to the radio, it is National Truffle Hunting Week. I don't know who decides these things, but it's not really truffle season yet. You might get a very early summer truffle but it will be unripe with little flavour or aroma.
I'd go (if I had a suitable aged child) - www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/do...
Unique 'Mushroom Show' set to educate audiences about fungi
A theatre group is set to perform a unique show about fungi.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I'd go (if I had a suitable aged child) - www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/do...
"Are these truffles?" said the email from Lincolnshire. "They are growing in my garden". The photo is not of truffles being above ground and having stems, but another type of prized fungi - Morels. These are a spring mushroom and this species likes woodchip landscaping.
April 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Are these truffles?" said the email from Lincolnshire. "They are growing in my garden". The photo is not of truffles being above ground and having stems, but another type of prized fungi - Morels. These are a spring mushroom and this species likes woodchip landscaping.
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Latest BSBI Scotland blog post - Truffles (Tuber sp.), by Robert Campbell.
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#fungi #fungifriends
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(Honorary) Plants of the Week – April 7th 2025 – Truffles (Tuber sp.)
Black gold or fool’s gold? Cultivation of this ascomycete fungus in South East England.
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April 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Latest BSBI Scotland blog post - Truffles (Tuber sp.), by Robert Campbell.
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#fungi #fungifriends
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#fungi #fungifriends
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Truffles evolved from aboveground fruiting #fungi and DNA evidence suggests Phallales stinkhorns evolved from a #truffle ancestor, returning aboveground. Like truffles, stinkhorns rely on animals attracted to odour to disperse their spores.
doi.org/10.1080/15572536.2006.11832624
🧪 🌏 #WildOz
doi.org/10.1080/15572536.2006.11832624
🧪 🌏 #WildOz
April 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Truffles evolved from aboveground fruiting #fungi and DNA evidence suggests Phallales stinkhorns evolved from a #truffle ancestor, returning aboveground. Like truffles, stinkhorns rely on animals attracted to odour to disperse their spores.
doi.org/10.1080/15572536.2006.11832624
🧪 🌏 #WildOz
doi.org/10.1080/15572536.2006.11832624
🧪 🌏 #WildOz
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The magic behind rich, earthy truffles lies in the relationship between a tree’s roots and the fungi tuber melanosporum, commonly known as the black truffle.
April 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The magic behind rich, earthy truffles lies in the relationship between a tree’s roots and the fungi tuber melanosporum, commonly known as the black truffle.
Photo - Dorset this week. The lack of rainfall since early March is a concern - the Met Office map compares actual to average. English #truffles grow slowly needing regular rainfall. A dry summer = fewer/smaller truffles; a dry spring is a concern too. Some light rain forecast more needed more.
April 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Photo - Dorset this week. The lack of rainfall since early March is a concern - the Met Office map compares actual to average. English #truffles grow slowly needing regular rainfall. A dry summer = fewer/smaller truffles; a dry spring is a concern too. Some light rain forecast more needed more.
Michigan Researchers (and Their Dogs) Discover Two New Truffle Species
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Michigan Researchers (and Their Dogs) Discover Two New Truffle Species
MSU researchers, with the help of truffle dogs, discovered two new North American truffle species: T. canirevelatum and T. cumberlandense. These fungi have unique aromas and economic potential for cultivation and culinary use.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Michigan Researchers (and Their Dogs) Discover Two New Truffle Species
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Our latest newsletter is out. It includes:
* Truffle Hunting Robots
* An update on "Truffle UP a tree"
* Stunning Truffle Dishes
* Truffle Dog Success
* Truffle Thief Caught on CCTV
* Could slugs be good for truffles?
Read it at
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* Truffle Hunting Robots
* An update on "Truffle UP a tree"
* Stunning Truffle Dishes
* Truffle Dog Success
* Truffle Thief Caught on CCTV
* Could slugs be good for truffles?
Read it at
mailchi.mp/englishtruffle…
April 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our latest newsletter is out. It includes:
* Truffle Hunting Robots
* An update on "Truffle UP a tree"
* Stunning Truffle Dishes
* Truffle Dog Success
* Truffle Thief Caught on CCTV
* Could slugs be good for truffles?
Read it at
mailchi.mp/englishtruffle…
* Truffle Hunting Robots
* An update on "Truffle UP a tree"
* Stunning Truffle Dishes
* Truffle Dog Success
* Truffle Thief Caught on CCTV
* Could slugs be good for truffles?
Read it at
mailchi.mp/englishtruffle…
Happy truffle hunters on one of our recent truffle hunting experience days.
These are run almost every Saturday in the season in Dorset, Wiltshire or Hampshire. Seefor details, dates, venues, gallery, video, reviews and booking.
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These are run almost every Saturday in the season in Dorset, Wiltshire or Hampshire. Seefor details, dates, venues, gallery, video, reviews and booking.
englishtruffles.co.uk/product/truffl…
April 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Happy truffle hunters on one of our recent truffle hunting experience days.
These are run almost every Saturday in the season in Dorset, Wiltshire or Hampshire. Seefor details, dates, venues, gallery, video, reviews and booking.
englishtruffles.co.uk/product/truffl…
These are run almost every Saturday in the season in Dorset, Wiltshire or Hampshire. Seefor details, dates, venues, gallery, video, reviews and booking.
englishtruffles.co.uk/product/truffl…
We have two cancellation places available on our truffle hunting experience day in Dorset THIS Saturday (21 Sept). Details, gallery, reviews and booking at#englishtrufflecompany #dorset #experiences #food #foodie #blacktruffle #truffles #trufflehunting
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April 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We have two cancellation places available on our truffle hunting experience day in Dorset THIS Saturday (21 Sept). Details, gallery, reviews and booking at#englishtrufflecompany #dorset #experiences #food #foodie #blacktruffle #truffles #trufflehunting
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Good overview article - "Truffles: How fungi foraging has evolved in the UK " in Forestry Journal.
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How truffle hunting has evolved in the UK - and where best to find fungi
Truffles are some of the most expensive edible products on the global market and they develop below ground on tree roots.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Good overview article - "Truffles: How fungi foraging has evolved in the UK " in Forestry Journal.
forestryjournal.co.uk/features/fores…
forestryjournal.co.uk/features/fores…