In some other nature reserves of Staatsbosbeheer, limited picking is allowed, only for personal use. The guideline is: a maximum of 250 grams per person, approximately a small mushroom container full. Anyone who takes more than that risks a fine. And anyone who picks the wrong variety risks their health.
Edible or poisonous?
The thousands of species that now grow in the dunes include both edible and poisonous species. The tasty milk mushroom, which mainly grows under pine trees, is, according to Knijnsberg, “one of the tastiest mushrooms from the dunes”. But the difference between tasty and life-threatening is sometimes small.