Category: spring

These crispy wild garlic pesto potatoes are super easy to make and full of flavour. The potatoes are first roasted, then fried with pesto so they get golden and a bit crispy, with some tasty charred bits. They go great as a side with meat or eggs, or just on…

St George’s Mushroom/ Spring / Edible St Georges mushroom is a brilliant edible springtime mushroom, look around St George’s Day after some rain. Common names St. George’s mushroom Scientific name Calocybe gambosa Family Lyophyllaceae Habitat Grassland, the edge of woodland, hedgerows St Georges Foraging Video Description A stout white-capped mushroom,…

Turkey Tails / All year round / Edible  Enter the realm of natural healing as we unveil the medicinal wonders of the Turkey Tails Mushroom (Trametes versicolor). Join us on a journey where traditional medicine meets scientific exploration. With its colourful and intricate patterns resembling turkey feathers, the Turkey Tails…

Sea Purslane / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Sea Purslane Botanical Name Halimione portulacoides Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales  Family – Amaranthaceae Physical Characteristics for Sea Purslane  Sea purslane is a bushy perennial that sprawls along over each other and the ground, growing to 75cm in…

Sea Beet / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Sea beet, Wild spinach Botanical Name Beta vulgaris maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales  Family – Amaranthaceae Why not watch our Sea Beet foraging video? Physical Characteristics of Sea Beet Sea beet is a…

Rock Samphire / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Samphire, Stone Samphire, Rock Samphire, Sea Fennel Botanical Name Crithmum maritimum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Apiales  Family – Apiacea Physical Characteristics for Rock Samphire Rock Samphire is a fleshy perennial growing to 30cm tall and wide.…

Rowan / Spring /Summer /Autumn / Edible   Common Names Rowan, Mountain Ash, witch wiggin tree, keirn, cuirn Botanical Name Sorbus aucuparia Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Rosales Family – Rosaceae Physical Characteristics for Rowan It occurs as a tree or shrub that grows up to between 5 and…

Ribwort Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Narrowleaf plantain, English plantain, Buckhorn plantain, ribleaf,  lamb’s tongue. Botanical Name Plantago lanceolata Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Rosales Family – Rosaeae Physical Characteristics for Ribwort Plantain The plant is a rosette-forming perennial herb, with leafless, silky,…