English Oak / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Oak, English Oak, Pedunculate Oak Botanical Name Quercus robur Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Fagales Family – Fagaceae Physical Characteristics for Oak A large deciduous tree, growing up to 30-40 metres when fully grown,…
Category: spring
When Sea Kale is in season you often find it in such abundance that you just don’t know how to use it, we often store it for use later in the year by pickling it! This pickle is beautiful, the sea kale really holds its crunch and can be served…
This Elderflower Energy Ball Recipe is a great way to utilise the Elderflowers in creating something that great for you and works really well as a snack during a hike. Ingredients: 1 cup of rolled oats 1/2 cup of ground almonds (or other nuts/seeds of choice or more oats) 2…
This Vegan Elderflower & Lemon Drizzle Cake is a delicious wild treat that is great with a nice cup of tea on a sunny spring afternoon. Ingredients: 200g plain flour 50g ground almonds 2 teaspoons baking powder 200g sugar 1-2 tablespoons fresh or dried Elderflowers (optional) 100ml vegetable oil 200ml…
Yellow Morel / Spring / Summer / Edible Indulge in the exquisite flavours of the Yellow Morel (Morchella esculenta) as we embark on a culinary adventure celebrating this prized mushroom. Join us in savouring the unique delights offered by nature’s bountiful creation. With its distinctive honeycomb-like caps and earthy charm,…
Black Morel / Spring / Edible Indulge in the exquisite flavours of the Black Morel (Morchella elata) as we embark on a culinary adventure celebrating this prized mushroom. Join us in savouring the unique delights offered by nature’s culinary masterpiece. With its distinctive conical cap and characteristic honeycomb-like texture, the…
Broadleaf Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Broadleaf plantain, Waybread, White man’s footprint Botanical Name Plantago major Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Lamiales Family – Plantaginaceae Physical Characteristics for Broadleaf plantain The plant is a rosette-forming perennial herb, with leafless, silky, hairy flower stems.…
Sea Radish / Edible / Spring / Summer Common Names Sea radish Botanical Name Raphanus Maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Sea Radish Sea radish is a Biennial growing 0.8 m (2ft 7in) It the first year only a rosette of leaves forms,…
I used to think curing fish was something almost mystical, I believed it would take an age to learn, would be incredibly difficult to get right and at the end of it all I would probably give myself some sort of serious disease after completing it. I couldn’t be more…
This Elderflower Syrup recipe is a brilliant way to use up a serious glut of Elderflowers whilst preserving the flavour in a concentrated form for use throughout the entire year. This is probably the most common thing I make with Elderflowers because you can use it really easy way to…