This Wild Mushroom Soup Recipe is a true winter warmer, with the deep earthy flavours provided by our hand foraged wild mushrooms. I often heat this up in the morning and pop in a flask for me to enjoy when I find a good spot to sit whilst out on…
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Through this piece we’re going to be taking a deep dive into one of our absolute favourite autumn treats, Wild Mushroom Pate. So we spend the whole mushroom season hunting and looking for fantastic edible wild mushrooms, sometimes my walk will last 3 hours through the most pristine ancient woodland…
We are looking for a couple of driven individuals to join the Totally Wild team, to work alongside a unique team of Professional Foraging Instructors. Helping us to spread the word on responsible foraging and how we can all enjoy our wild open spaces in our food. We’re looking for…
Common Names Ash, Common Ash, European Ash. Botanical Name Fraxinus excelsior Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Lamiales Family – OleaceaeGenus – Fraxinus Known Hazards None known. Could be Confused with… Rowan or elder but elder has fewer leaflets and rowan’s leaves are serrated. Habitat One of the most…
Wild Carrot distinct “bracts” under the flower WILD CARROT / SUMMER / AUTUMN / EDIBLE COMMON NAMES Wild Carrot, Queen Anne’s Lace, Birds nest. BOTANICAL NAME Daucus Carota. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Root – Off white and carrot-shaped, it is edible when young but soon becomes too woody and tough to eat.…
Horseradish / All Year / Edible Horseradish is something that we all have probably eaten in the past, but wild horseradish can be found growing all over the UK and tastes great. Botanical Name Armoracia Rusticana Known Hazards Horseradish contains volatile oils namely allyl isothiocyanate (mustard oil) and can be…
Japanese Rose / Summer / Autumn / Edible We’re going to look at Japanese Rose & Dog Rose together here, both produce delightful edible flowers and fruit. Common Names Dog Rose, Wild Rose, Dogberry. Botanical Name Rosa Canina – Dog Rose Rosa Rugosa – Japanese Rose Physical Characteristics Root…
DOG’S MERCURY / SPRING / SUMMER / DEADLY COMMON NAMES Dog’s Mercury, Dog’s Cole BOTANICAL NAME Mercurialis Perennis PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Root – Unknown. Stems – Single rounded stems with leaves growing in pairs at intervals up the stem. Leaves – Green, single leaves, lanceolate in shape which are serrated. Flowers…
WILD RASPBERRY / SUMMER / AUTUNM / EDIBLE COMMON NAMES Raspberry, hindberry. BOTANICAL NAME Rubus Idaeus PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Root – Unknown. Stems – In their first year the stems or canes have just leaves but from then on this stem produces leaves and flowers. The canes have small reddish thorns…
COMMON LIME / SPRING / SUMMER / AUTUMN / EDIBLE COMMON NAMES Common lime, European Lime, Linden. BOTANICAL NAME Tilia x Europaea SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION Kingdom – Plantae Order – Malvales Family – Malvaceae Genus – Tilia PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS For Lime Trees Stems/Bark Young trees have grey/brown smooth bark which becomes…