Foraging

“Be seasonal, ethical and gentle.” – Fennel Hudson

Foraging is a marvellous way to connect with our environment and nurture our curiosity about nature. Wild plants are also very nutritious, and can support our health.

Here we share plants and fungi to forage, as well as expert advice on how to do this safely and sustainably.

Seaweed foraging guidance: Harvesting along British coastlines

Dawn Ireland shares how to harvest safely and sustainably and ensure fresh, quality forages.

Winter foraging: The season of the de-pressed or deep-rest?

Is December the season of deep-rest or of the de-pressed? Fergus Drennan explores winter foraging and herbal medicine in December.

Medicinal plants to forage in November

Let foraging wild food be thy medicine. Fergus Drennan shares medicinal plants to forage in November from rose, hawthorn, wild garlic, cockspur thorn, sea buckthorn...

Foraging medicinal fungi in October

October is the month to be foraging fungi. Mo Wilde shares with us the medicinal mushrooms found growing in the UK this time of year....

Medicinal herbs to forage in September

The return of flora to Hades — Mo Wilde tells us of the medicinal roots, berries and bark to forage as we approach the Autumn...

Plants, seeds and fungi to forage in August

Seeds, fruits and fungi to forage in August

Going to seed, our wild plants offer us new delights to forage throughout August as we step into late summer, as fruits and mushrooms too...

Medicinal plants to forage in June

Foraging for flowers in June brings the delights of elder, agrimony, meadowsweet, limeflower, daisy and rose.

Medicinal plants to forage in May

The delicious darling buds of spring are slowly waking up. Forager Mo Wilde takes us out into the countryside to explore what medicinal plants to...

Medicinal plants to forage in April

Plantain, white dead nettle, shepherd’s purse, yarrow. These are Kathie Bishop’s choice of herbs to forage in April.

Medicinal plants to forage in March

Coltsfoot, nettle, cleavers and guelder rose — Kathie Bishop’s choice herbs to forage as we come into spring.

Medicinal plants to forage in February

Still a time for roots under the cold frosted earth, February offers medicinal plants that are cooling and moistening in quality.

Medicinal plants to forage in January

Despite being a time for hibernation, there are still some medicinal plants that can be found and foraged in January.

Cheap herbs for your herb kit

Herbalism can be super cheap (or free!). This article from a clinical herbalist shares top tips on affordable healthcare. Herbal medicine is the medicine of...

Sustainable practices: An easy slippery elm sustainable harvest guide

There are no published studies to help guide ‘sustainable’ harvests for slippery elm. Here is a practical slippery elm sustainable harvest guide.

Edible plants to forage in August

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in August.

Edible plants to forage in July

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in July.

Edible plants to forage in June

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in June.

Edible plants to forage in May

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in May.

Edible plants to forage in April

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in April.

Edible plants to forage in March

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in March.

Edible plants to forage in February

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in February.

Edible plants to forage in January

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in January.

Edible plants to forage in December

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in December.

Edible plants to forage in November

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in November.

Edible plants to forage in October

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK in October.

Edible plants to forage in September

Foraging is a fascinating skill that deepens our relationship to nature. We share some interesting plants you can forage here in the UK.

A guide to safe and sustainable foraging

Foraging has boomed in popularity in recent years as people seek to connect with nature.

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