The Botanicals range continues to diversify in 2026 and 11505 Woodland Mushrooms is one of their most original display pieces yet. In the past we have seen bouquets, large and small potted plants, hanging arrangements, dried flower arrangements and bonsai trees. This set is a little different: imagine digging up an improbably diverse patch of soil from the woods. On it grows a collection of mushrooms, on a mossy bed, along with some Autumn Crocus, moss and bracken. This is the first botanical set to explore a biome rather than something manicured for domestic display.
The LEGO Group sent a copy over for early review ahead of its release on the 1st June, 2026. The set has 806 pieces and has a RRP at $AUD129.99/ £69.99 / $USD79.99 / €79.99.
Could this be the most satisfying Botanical set to date? Let’s take a closer look…
Inside the box
The set comes with 7 paper bags, and has one larger plate floating freely, measuring 10×10 with two corners rounded off with a 3×3 arc.
The manual opens up with the regular explanation of sustainable packaging materials as well as an advert for the LEGO Build App, before giving us a quick introduction from the LEGO Botanicals team, and a brief survey of the mushrooms and flowers presented in the set.
The Elements
Our first few bags contain elements for the base: reddish brown bricks and earth green plates, with some regular greenplates and sand green elements as we move further along – including a couple of 1×8 bricks which returned with last year’s modular building. Dark Brown slopes and dark green foliage elements – classic leaves, as well as the larger leaf elements, along with some sprouts. There are a variety of reddish-orange dishes and a dome, all decorated with white flecks.
There are a few elements that contribute significantly to the shape of the mushrooms represented: the 3×3 x3 domes debut in dark orange, and 3x3x2 domes in dark tan. The bright yellow shells have only appeared in one other set previously. Blue-lilac petal elements make their debut here, as do medium nougat dwarf hats. We have windlass elements in reddish-brown and bright green, and a collection of fern-leaf elements in bright yellowish-green. The larger elements are relatively uncommon to date, while the smaller leaves have only appeared in about 10 sets previously.
The Build
Construction begins with a frame for the base of reddish brown bricks and plates of various colours along the base. The frame ends up covered in studs around forward and side-facing faces, while there is an indent around the back. We cover this frame with earth-green plates, rounding the corners out as we go.
We build up the rear half of the base with sand green bricks and slopes (including the return of 1×8 sand green bricks), reinforcing the frame are a few 1x12x3 reddish brown arches. The fascia is built up with dark brown slopes of different shapes peppered with dark green studs, giving the impression that the whole model has been freshly dug out of the forest.
As we build up the edges, we add plates with horizontal bars that will provide scope for clips. There are a few 2×2 holes in the surface, round and square, with potential connection points hidden inside the hill. A couple of dark green sockets attach to the rear of the platform. Again, being saved for later in the build, I presume.
We attach clips to the horizontal bars, which secure a collection of foliage elements over the mound.
We add the first of our mushrooms: the Fly Agaric. With a white stem, we build 3 different versions in this step. I suspect we are saving one up for later, each with a printed reddish orange cap with printed white flecks: one with a 4×4 dome, a 6×6 dish, and a 10×10 dish. The white brick with petals forms the mushroom’s annulus, adding necessary texture to the mathematically perfect stack of 2×2 round bricks. Under the largest cap is the one of the mainstays of botanical constructions: a steering wheel stacked with 16 claws forming the mushroom’s gills. Angled technic element, and strengthening internal axles allow some of these mushrooms to stand on angles, breaking the grid that forms the basis of traditional construction.
Next, we move onto the Marzipan Fibrecap: the stems are made a couple of macaroni connectors – , capped off with a dark orange olave dome. Different radii curves result in varying organic forms, along one edge of the plate.
The Collared Earthstars occupy the front of the display, with the collar made of a combination of shields and triangular road signs. Each dark tan dome is capped with a dark brown stud.
Next, we move on to the Autumn Crocus: the only flower in the set. Hugging the other side of the ever-versatile leaf/petal element appears in blue-violet for the first time, arranged around a couple of lavender triple stem elements, thanks to some clips. A yellowish-orange crown element caps the flower off. Bright yellow sea-shell elements form the cap of the Golden Chanterelle – A bar with a clip attaches to the base’s surface, fitting into the hole at the apex of a cone.
We move over to the rounded plate on the side of the base, and build up a small mounting point: this breaks up the build nicely, having been a little ‘bloom’ intensive recently.
Using staggered windlass elements, we build up an 8 paneled ‘tree trunk’ – half of which is unadorned, two panels with clips, and two with brackets: the brackets go on to support horizontal circular and semicircular tiles to form the Oyster Mushrooms, while short stems made of tan candle elements and icecream cones capped off with medium nougat hats (from the seven dwarves) form the Common Bonnets (there is comthing delightful about the idea of hats being used as bonnets…).
Fernception!
In our final step, we add another, taller Fly Agaric. We follow this up with a couple of bracken branches. These ferns are common in similar shapes around the world, and these branches demonstrate the fractal geometry of the real thing, using the fern elements – small and large – to represent the leaves on either side of the branch. The final look is extremely effective. At the end of these branches are technic ball elements that slot into the sockets on the rear of the model.
My thoughts
The final model is a delightfully composed and, to date, unique Botanicals set. The collection of mushrooms have contrasting colours and shapes, ensuring a suitably enchanting final result. The base of the model itself is inspirational: it contains enough detail around the edges to be interesting, while the use of bars and clips to let the mossy element flow down the edges fills the model with ground cover. This, in itself, is a great lesson in landscaping on hilly terrain, regardless of the scale at which you are working. As I built the model up, I was forever amazed at just how densely filled the surface was – there are barely any studs available within the model to build onto – just a few scattered around the rear edges.
The overall layout has a delightfully wistful feel, leaving you searching for a fairy or sprite hidden somewhere in the build (if you have the series 25 collectible minifigures, you might already have a mushroom sprite. A slightly less decorated version has been released in the last few months on the build-a-mini-station at your local LEGO-branded retail outlet: keep your eyes open).
The Botanicals Theme continues to surprise us: every time they appear to be settling into an established style, they come up with something new and original. It sounds like hyperbole, but in my opinion, this is one of the most original themes that the LEGO Group has developed in recent history. Devoid of explicit lore, third-party storytelling and animated series, the theme provides novel uses of established elements in a broad color palette.
The majority of Botanical sets to date have been limited to bouquets or pot-sized plants, this one takes a fanciful pocket of woodland, and brings life that typically hides in the shadows to the fore. Couple this with the open back, into the space under the mushrooms, and magic can come to life. Perfect to set up on a low shelf, ready to spin round and reveal a hidden world within. Perfect for when young people, full of wonder, come to visit.
It could also sit nicely on the path to Jonas Kramm’s fantastical Mushroom Village sets, which have been available through the Bricklink Designer Program. Alternatively: these have been extremely populat Bricklink Designer Program Sets – the LEGO Group recognised that real mushrooms have a somewhat magical air, associate with fairy rings and woodland magic. How could they stay away?
This is probably my favorite set in the Botanical theme to date, and one of my favorite sets in a year when LEGO Ideas has been busy targeting my childhood nostalgia! The shapes are interesting, and the techniques involved are simple and effective, without being overly repetitive or too complicated for the novice builder. The final result is delightful and brings lots of potential for the builder to experiment with rearranging the mushrooms and flowers before moving on to more exotic shapes.
Is this the perfect set? I feel it would have done well with a coupe of sprites included, but instead, it is up to us create our own magic. I do wonder if the taller mushrooms could have incorporated some curved 2×2 round bricks, rather than having a perfectly tubular stem? This is as much because such elements are hard to come by, and I Have Some Plans…
It’s been a strong year for the Botanical sets, and I find it hard to give this set less than five Arbitrary Praise Units. The model is engaging, colourful, filled with interesting techniques and aesthetically delightful, while it also provides a launch pad for other stories, if you choose to tuck a sprite or two beneath the mushrooms. There was even scope to spin a few mushrooms, Ninjago style, while they were under construction.
What do you think of this set? Does it appeal to your sense of aesthetics, or do you prefer you plants lined up in pots and vases? Let me know in the comments below.
- LEGO Botanicals 11505 Woodland Mushrooms will be released on the 1st June, 2026.
- The set has 806 pieces and has a RRP at $AUD129.99/ £69.99 / $USD79.99 / €79.99.
- On the exchange rates, these prices are pretty comparable, and the set is listed on at least one Australian discount retailer at $109.99 on release day.
- This set was provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes – all opinions are my own.
Want to know more about how Botanical sets are created?
My Reviews of the initial 4 releases from the Botanicals range in 2026, and my four-part interview with Senior Designer, Theo Bonner, can be found here:
Special thanks to the Adult Engagement Team at the LEGO Group for facilitating this Interview.
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