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Burgdorf closes part of playground after deadly mushrooms found
The city of Burgdorf in the Hannover region has closed part of a playground on Leuschnerstraße after finding green death cap mushrooms.
Officials found the mushrooms during routine checks and say they can grow back quickly depending on the weather.
Eating these mushrooms can cause life-threatening poisoning, and symptoms may not appear for hours.
The city regularly removes them, but their extensive underground network makes it difficult to stop them growing permanently.
The closed area will reopen only when checks find no further growth.
More playground areas may also be closed in the coming weeks if mushrooms appear.
The city asks parents to keep children away from the barriers and warn them not to eat mushrooms; anyone who may have eaten one should contact a doctor immediately.
Burgdorf has temporarily closed part of the Leuschnerstraße playground after routine checks found deadly poisonous green death cap mushrooms.
The city says the mushrooms can grow back quickly depending on the weather, despite regular removal.
The closed areas will reopen when inspections find no further mushroom growth.
The city has urged people to stay out of the cordoned-off areas and asked parents to warn children not to eat mushrooms.
- Who
- The city of Burgdorf closed part of the playground.
- What
- It temporarily closed areas after green death cap mushrooms were found.
- When
- The discovery and closure were reported on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- The Leuschnerstraße playground in Burgdorf, in the Hanover region of Germany.
- Why
- The mushrooms are highly poisonous and can cause life-threatening poisoning if eaten.
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Playgrounds in Burgdorf were temporarily closed because of the mushrooms.
Routine checks found green death cap mushrooms at the Leuschnerstraße playground, and the city closed affected areas.
The city says it will reopen the closed areas.
- Location
- Leuschnerstraße playground, Burgdorf
- Mushroom
- Green death cap
- Discovery
- Found during routine checks
- Closure
- Affected areas temporarily closed
- Reopening condition
- No further mushroom growth found in inspections