Ring of mushrooms

In Wales, circles of mushrooms or 🍄'Fairy Rings' 🍄are known as 'cylch y Tylwyth Teg'. Bad fortune are associated with fairy rings unless you're a witch or a fairy of course!

This was taken last year, but I'd appreciate an explanation as to why they grow like this. This was one of many 'mushroom circles' that we encountered on a walk from St Govans Car Park to the Stack Rocks Car Park on the Castlemartin Firing Range. They ranges from half a metre to at least 5 metres in diameter.

Faerie Ring and anything else you could want to know about all types of Faeries, Sprites, Gnomes and those sort of creatures.

For many centuries people were puzzled to see them popping up in the woods or meadows. What are the fairy rings that so many traditions talk about?

In this article, we will explore one of the more common mushroom folklore stories revolving around mushrooms growing in a circle—better know as fairy rings.

How to deal with mushroom rings on the lawn

Natures circle

Fairy Rings Fairy rings caused by numerous species of mushrooms or puffball fungi occur in all turfgrasses. Some of the fungi associated with fairy rings produce toxic substances that may accumulate in soil and kill the turfgrasses. More often, however, problems develop when mushroom mycelia accumulate in the soil and cause the soil to become difficult to wet so that the turfgrass comes under stress and declines due to lack of water.

It's not often a delicious food that will also bring to mind images of myths and fairytales. But understanding Fairy Rings may help to bring a better...