This Birch Syrup & Vegan Pancake Recipe is a really simple American style pancake recipe, that’s also vegan! Great on their own for breakfast, drizzled in lashings of the Birch sap syrup that you can forage for in Spring time. Click here for our Silver Birch Foraging Guide Ingredients: 1…
Category: spring
Wild Garlic Season is one of the highlights of the year, this wild garlic pesto recipe is one of the quickest and easiest ways to utilise the flavour of wild garlic. Even better, it can be popped in little tubs, an ice cube tray or little bags and frozen…
Our Nettle Cordial Recipe is a surprising use of nettles and it will leave you amazed by the flavours that can be achieved from the prolific weed that is stinging nettles. I promise it won’t sting and in fact I bet you’ll soon be running off to your nearest nettle…
Its early spring and the weather is just beginning to improve, I think it’s just about my favourite time of year, the sap is rising, buds are swelling and the first shoots of Wild Garlic are just appearing. Wild Garlic is one of the best wild ingredients out there, it’s…
One of the most commonly asked questions, when we are running courses, is ‘Will we find any Truffles today?’ unfortunately my answer is almost always no, through this guide we’re going to look at An Introduction to Truffles in case you happen to be lucky enough to stumble across some…
Ground Ivy / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Ground Ivy is one of Britain’s most common plants, it’s not a true Ivy but a member of the Mint family and it can be used as a substitute for Thyme, Mint or Rosemary. It’s an evergreen, ground…
Black Truffle / Spring / Winter / Edible Prepare to enter a world of unparalleled gastronomic indulgence as we unravel the secrets of the Black Truffle, scientifically known as Tuber melanosporum. In this blog post, we embark on an extraordinary journey into the realm of culinary opulence, where the unmistakable…
Douglas Fir / All year round / Edible Douglas fir is a large, naturalised, fast growing, evergreen tree. It was bought to the UK in 1827 by the botanist David Douglas, whom it’s named after. It’s considered the best tasting edible conifer. They typically look like a Christmas tree…
Common Morel / Spring / Edible Prepare to embark on a gastronomic journey like no other as we unravel the extraordinary qualities of the Common Morel, scientifically known as Morchella vulgaris. In this blog post, we invite you to savor the unparalleled flavors and unique textures offered by this prized…
Vetch / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Vetch is a member of the Pea or Fabaceae family, it’s one of the largest families in nature and there are around 240 Vetches worldwide. The most common in the UK is Common Vetch (Vicia sativa). They can sometimes be hard…