Meeting point Bahnholz bus stop (terminus of line 8)/parking lot opposite Idsteiner Str. 109-111 (Antoniusheim).
Note In the event of prolonged drought and thus poor growing conditions for mushrooms, the tour will be postponed to Saturday, October 25.
Details
The approx. 2.5-hour guided tour with microbiologist and ecologist Dr. Claudia Gallikowski is primarily about the ecology of mushrooms, not about collecting edible mushrooms.
Fungi are a very diverse group of living organisms that belong neither to plants nor animals, but form a kingdom of their own. They play an important role in the earth's ecosystems as decomposers of dead organic matter and as cooperative partners of forest trees. However, some fungi are also parasites that can harm or even kill living organisms. Many microscopic fungi play an important role in the production of food (e.g. wine, yoghurt, cheese, bread) or medicines (e.g. penicillin). The fruiting bodies of some large mushrooms are highly prized as edible mushrooms - but many mushrooms also produce very potent toxins and pharmacologically active substances. Central European forests and meadows are home to thousands of different species of fungi, and we will get to know a number of the larger, more conspicuous representatives on our hike through the forest at Bahnholz.
The diversity of mushrooms in Wiesbaden's municipal forest is due not least to its many years of natural forest management. For this, the Wiesbaden City Forest was named Forest Area of the Year 2025 by the Association of German Foresters (BDF).
