 If you’re looking to add a unique twist to your meals, this recipe featuring three-cornered leeks is a fantastic choice. Commonly found in woodlands during spring, three-cornered leeks have a mild garlic flavour that pairs beautifully with a variety of dishes. Here’s how you can incorporate them into a…
Category: Foraging
This three-cornered leek sauce recipe is a perfect blend of simplicity and flavour, celebrating the fresh, aromatic taste of three-cornered leeks paired with the warmth of ginger. Infused with sesame oil for an earthy undertone, this dish takes humble sausage meatballs to a whole new level. Ingredients for Three-cornered Leek…
Collared Earthstar / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Inedible The Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex) is a truly unique fungus that looks like it’s stepped straight out of a fairy tale. Found in woodlands across the UK, this fascinating mushroom starts as a simple puffball before splitting open into star-like…
Corn Salad/ Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Corn Salad (Valeriana locusta), also known as Lamb’s Lettuce, is a mild and tender wild green that has been enjoyed for centuries. Found in grassy areas, meadows, and fields across the UK, this nutritious plant is packed with vitamins and makes…
Burnet Rose / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible  The Burnet Rose is the thorniest of the Wild Roses, it’s fairly common in coastal regions. The common name Burnet is apparently due to the leaves looking similar to Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor) it’s a charming and resilient wild…
Scaly Wood Mushroom / Summer / Autumn / Edible The Scaly Wood Mushroom (Agaricus langei), often found in woodlands across the UK, is a prized edible mushroom known for its distinctive scaly brown cap and delicate flavour. With its robust, earthy aroma and ability to enhance a variety of dishes,…
Shaggy Bracket / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Inedible The Shaggy Bracket (Inonotus hispidus) is a bold and fascinating fungus often found on deciduous trees such as ash and apple across the UK. Its large, shaggy-looking brackets and rusty brown colour make it a distinctive sight, particularly…
Poplar field cap / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible The Poplar Field cap (Agrocybe cylindracea), also known as the Poplar Mushroom or Willow Mushroom, is an edible delight that thrives on decaying wood, particularly around poplar, willow, and other hardwood trees. With its smooth, tan-brown cap, creamy gills,…
Chaga / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible The Chaga Mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) is a unique fungus prized for its medicinal properties and revered in traditional medicine for centuries. Growing primarily on birch trees in colder climates, this irregular, black, crusty growth may not look like a…
Poison Pie / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Toxic The Poison Pie (Hebeloma species) is a group of toxic mushrooms often found in woodlands, grassy areas, and even parklands across the UK. With their smooth, pale-brown caps and cream-coloured gills, they might look like an edible treat to an…