Blackberry / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Through this piece we’re going to take a deep dive into everything blackberry, often an overlooked fruit by us foragers because it’s too main stream. A bit like when you loved a band more before you could hear them on radio…
Category: Plant identification
Wild Garlic / Spring / Edible How to Identify Wild Garlic Botanical Name Allium Ursinum Known Hazards Reports of toxicity if eating sacks full, but such outcomes no doubt apply to many foods eaten to excess. Could be confused with The leaves could potentially be confused with both the poisonous…
Sweet Cicely / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible How to Identify Sweet Cicely Botanical Name Myrrhis Odorata Could be confused with Cows Parsley (Anthriscus Sylvestris) very easily, the leaves are almost identical although Sweet Cicely leaves are a little softer to touch, the flower bunches of Sweet Cicely…
Bilberries / Summer / Edible Bilberry Foraging is one of the first I ever did as a child, they go by many names such as whimberries, whortleberries, blaeberries & Wild Blueberries. They are beautiful wild ingredients and well worth hiking up to higher altitudes to find and enjoy. Botanical…
Japanese Knotweed / Spring / Summer / Edible Japanese Knotweed is an incredibly invasive plant, but it has an amazing rhubarb flavour which we can use in cooking. Botanical Name: Fallopia japonica Known Hazards: Oxalic acid and oxalates are mild nephrotoxic acids that are abundantly present in the stem and…