Channel Wrack / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Channel Wrack Botanical Name Pelvetia canaliculata Scientific Classification Kingdom – Chromista Order –Fucales Family – Fucaceae Habitat Channel wrack is one of the first wracks that you tend to find as you move from land to…
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Sea Lettuce / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Sea lettuce, Sea Salad Botanical Name Ulva lactuca Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Ulvales Family – Ulvaceae Habitat Found growing on rocks and in sandy rockpools. It prefers sheltered areas. A very commonly found…
Bladderwrack / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Rockweed, Seawrack Botanical Name Fucus vesiculosus Scientific Classification Kingdom – Chromista Order –Fucales Family – Fucaceae Habitat This seaweed likes to be between the high and low watermarks, spending a fair amount of time submerged. Found across…
Sugar Kelp / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Sea-belt, Sugar Wrack Botanical Name Laminaria saccharina, Saccharina latissima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Chromista Order –Laminariales Family – Laminariaceae Habitat This seaweed is fond of low water, sheltered areas with fast-moving flows. It dislikes exposed…
Laver / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Nori (but not the varieties found in Britain) Botanical Name Porphyra spp, including umbilicalis, leucosticta, linearis. All these species are edible and functionally the same, and often professionals in science and foraging struggle to distinguish the precise…
Kelp / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Kelp refers to a group of brown seaweeds that have a very sturdy, handlike holdfast, a long stipe (stalk), long fronds and a tendency to grow in dense clumps that look like underground forests in the…
Pepper Dulse / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Pepper dulse, Truffle of the Sea Botanical Name Osmundea pinnatifida Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Ceramiales Family – Rhodomelaceae Habitat Pepper Dulse likes rocky shores a little further towards the water than the wracks, but…
Ivory Funnel / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Toxic Enter the realm of caution as we unveil the hidden dangers of the Ivory Funnel (Clitocybe dealbata), a mushroom that demands respect for its toxic nature. Join us on a journey of awareness and safety as we delve into the…
Spectacular Rustgill / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Inedible Scientific Name Gymnopilus Junonius Common Names Spectacular Rustgill, Laughing Gym, Laughing Jim. Family Strophariaceae Habitat They are saprotrophic and are most often found on the stumps of deciduous trees, they do occasionally appear on coniferous stumps. Description A large and…
Common Rustgill  / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Inedible Enter the intriguing world of the Common Rustgill, scientifically known as Gymnopilus Penetrans, as we explore the enigmatic qualities of this inedible mushroom. In this blog post, we embark on a journey to discover the unique characteristics and cautionary nature…