Silver Birch / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Silver birch Botanical Name Betula pendula Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Fagales Family – Betulaceae Physical Characteristics for Silver birch Silver Birch is a deciduous tree growing from 15-30m tall with a canopy of 5-10m. It tends to have…
Category: Foraging
Hazel / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Hazel Botanical Name Corylus avellana Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Fagales Family – Betulaceae Physical Characteristics for Hazel The Common Hazel is typically found as a shrub reaching 2-8m tall where it’s coppiced, however when it’s…
Hawthorn / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Hawthorn is one of those plants that often blurs the line between medicine and food, it’s used for helping to regulate the heart and blood pressure, both for high and low blood pressure, but it can also be used in many…
Foraging doesn’t only take place in the wildest places you can imagine – there’s a wilderness in everyone’s gardens, balconies or even on your lunch break walk. Go out into your garden and have a look around, even if you’ve got a concrete heaven for a garden, I can guarantee…
Here are some Wild herbal thoughts on covid19 – Coronavirus Prevention & protection Limit refined and processed foods, sugar and stress, as always but especially because it depletes the immune system! Eat loads of berries and wild foods, get outside and exercise, and sleep as much as possible. All mushrooms…
This Wild Noodle Salad is a great and quick way to use whatever wild greens you can find around you, it works as well in spring with Wild Garlic and Nettles, in summer with wild seaweeds and Sea Purslane or autumn with Wood Blewits and Chanterelles. Ingredients (for 4 people):…
So you’ve been out and found a whole load of wild mushrooms, firstly you need to make sure they’re edible – have a quick look at our intro guide here or you can look at our entire mushroom guide list here. If you’re still not sure why not join us on a guided foraging…
When you’re in the midst of it – London can seem like the last place you’d want to, or even could, go foraging. However, wild food can be found everywhere and I’m always amazed by the diversity of wild ingredients that can be foraged throughout London’s Parks. ‘You can find…
So you’ve been out and found a whole load of wild mushrooms, firstly you need to make sure they’re edible – have a quick look at our intro guide here or you can look at our entire mushroom guide list here. If you’re still not sure why not join us on a…
Fruit Leather always reminds me of chewy sweets and is the perfect thing to take out on a long walk as a snack. Rose hips are high in vitamin C and were often collected during times of famine to increase peoples intake of vitamins and minerals. Flavour-wise I always describe…