Police Ban forager for picking mushrooms

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Forager's alarm after police visit over mushroom picking claims

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Louise Gather visited Bradgate Park , in Leicestershire , in search of rare mushrooms.

The park is a designated site of special scientific interest (SSSI) Mrs Gather was told she would not face prosecution or get a criminal record if she stuck to its terms.

But police have since admitted that the order was not valid because the officer dealing with the case mistakenly got her husband to sign the agreement.

Some species are rare, inedible or poisonous - Know the law. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, it is illegal to dig up or remove wild plants (including algae, lichens and fungi) from the land on which it is growing without permission from the landowner or occupier.

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