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,…
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Sweet Chestnut / Edible / Autumn Sweet chestnut is a large deciduous tree, reaching up to 30 m when fully grown. Leaves The leaves are about 16–28 cm long, 5–9 cm wide and oblong with a pointed tip and a toothed edge. The leaves are quite glossy. Flowers Long, yellow…
Amethyst Deceiver / Summer / Autumn / Edible Welcome to our captivating blog post on identifying and foraging the Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina), a delightful and eye-catching mushroom that adds a touch of vibrant colour to your wild edible harvests. This small yet stunning fungus, easily recognised by its striking…
Bay Bolete / Summer / Autumn / Edible Welcome to a world of culinary delight as we celebrate the savoury treasures of the Bay Bolete (Imleria badia). Join us on a gastronomic journey where flavour and elegance intertwine. With their distinct brown caps and sturdy stature, Bay Boletes stand…
This is a really quick Jam/pickle that can be served really nicely with Chicken, Turkey and Pork. Ingredients 100g Lingon Berry 1 small red onion (diced) 30ml apple cider vinegar 10g brown sugar salt and pepper Method: In a pan fry off the red onion for 5 minutes until soft,…
To be honest I’ve always avoided making Acorn flour as it really sounds like a very long laborious task that results in a nutty flavoured flour. That’s until I found out you could do it all in one day – probably an hour if you ran to your local oak…
The Porcini or Cep are a mushroom we’re all always looking for and rarely stumble across (unless you have secret spots). Oddly enough when you do happen to find one, you’ll often find way more than you, or even a group of 5, can eat before they go rotten. Here’s…
Pickled Sea Kale 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…
This is a really simple recipe that can be done with a range of mushrooms, however, it works really well as a quick pickle for retaining the beautiful colour of the Amethyst Deceiver mushrooms. Click here to read our Amethyst Deceiver foraging guide Method & Recipe Collect some fresh Amethyst…
This is a really nice way to get some use out of the very common Acorn and use up some of those bananas that you had forgotten all about. With this Banana bread made with acorn flour! Ingredients: 1 cup of leached acorn flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups…