On my holiday in the Highlands of Scotland, I found huge clusters of mussels on the rocks well below the tideline, including some really big ones.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Mussels
By Mike on Sunday, August 22, 2010, 15:01
Tag - Foraging
Friday, August 20, 2010
Raspberries
By Mike on Friday, August 20, 2010, 15:00
Our holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in August 2010 was very productive time for foraging - one of the most plentiful wild food resources was raspberries.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Mahonia - Oregon Grape
By Mike on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 23:02
July 2010 - Mahonia is a commonly planted shrub in gardens and parks - it can also sometimes be found naturalised in woodland - the berries are supposedly edible, but what are they like?
Friday, July 2, 2010
Walnuts
By Mike on Friday, July 2, 2010, 21:31
Walnut trees are not uncommon on chalk downland in the South of England - I found some at St Catherines Hill near Winchester.
It's not going to be easy to beat the squirrels when the nuts are fully mature, but in early summer when they're stlll soft and green, they can be gathered for pickling.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Limpets
By Mike on Saturday, June 12, 2010, 22:17
We took a day trip to Lulworth cove - the sea is beautifully clean and clear here, making it a good place to forage for shellfish. Let's try eating limpets...
Winkles
By Mike on Saturday, June 12, 2010, 09:11
Turn over any rock at the seaside and you're quite likely to find these little critters - they're Common Periwinkles - otherwise known simply as winkles. They are very commonly eaten - so let's see what they're like.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Judas Ear Fungus
By Mike on Sunday, June 6, 2010, 13:15
Up on St Catherine's Hill, Winchester, there are a great many Elder trees - including some quite old, decaying specimens - this is a great place to go looking for Judas Ear Fungus.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Wild Asparagus
By Mike on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 21:26
May/June 2010 - I picked some spears of wild asparagus from a salt marsh on the Hamble - after what turned out to be a very long wait.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Beech Leaves
By Mike on Monday, May 3, 2010, 22:26
I went out for a walk at Crab Wood, near Winchester - chiefly to enjoy the bluebells, but I came home with a bag full of beech leaves, to try making beech leaf gin.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Lime Leaves
By Mike on Sunday, May 2, 2010, 22:55
May 2010 - Spring has finally arrived and the trees are starting to leaf out - the young leaves of Lime trees are supposedly edible - let's give them a try..
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