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Lovers of psychedelic substances will be having a trippy start to 2019 - as magic mushrooms are set to bloom on New Year's Day.

The first frost was unusually late this year, meaning magic mushroom season has extended well beyond its usual finish date.

The mushrooms grow on grassy land in Yorkshire, the Brecon Beacons and Dartmoor.

And with January 1 predicted to be unseasonally warm, they may still be dotted on our fields on the day itself.

Speaking to the Guardian, Prof Lynne Boddy, a fungal ecologist, said; "Climate change has had a dramatic effect on the fruiting season.

“Every year the start and end of the season is dependent on the weather, and we can see that up until the late 1970s it was largely consistent.

“However, on average, the first fruiting date now comes much earlier in the year than previously, while the last fruiting comes later.”

An experienced forager said: "Magic mushrooms usually begin to sprout in September, but it was so warm this year that they didn’t get going until October.”

It's not an offence to have magic mushrooms growing on your land, but they are a Class A drug and picking them is an offence, punishable with up to seven years in prison.