Mushroom foraging competitions held in Poland

Various mushroom foraging competitions took place in Poland in mid-October, drawing participants to local forests.

In the Racibórz Land competition, participants traveled via narrow-gauge railway from Rudach to reach the forests. In the men's category, Marcin Sikora won with a harvest of 3.130 kg. Other winners included Joanna Adamczyk in the women's category and Zofia Oślizły in the children's category. Special awards were given for the most diverse mushroom bouquet and the smallest mushroom found.

Separately, the III Michniów Mushroom Foraging Championships saw 30 participants collect nearly 84 kilograms of mushrooms across 11 different species in just two hours. The event, held in the Suchedniów forests, featured categories for total weight, number of edible species, and the largest single mushroom. Winners in the weight category included Kajetan and Pola Margas with 12.65 kg.