Tag - Seashore
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Friday, August 28, 2015
By Mike on Friday, August 28, 2015, 15:32
During a short coastal break in Cornwall, I found many of my favourite and familiar wild foods - including some lovely mussels.
NB: This article contains an important addendum about safety. Please read in full before doing any of the things described here.
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, June 14, 2014, 20:49
On a baking hot, humid spring day, we visited Lepe Beach for a picnic lunch and a walk along the shore.
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, June 9, 2013, 21:50
A beautifully sunny Sunday afternoon, so we decided to do a little coastal foraging and beachcombing from Hill Head along to Meon Shore.
This is the fourth in a series of articles, exploring the Solent shoreline and immediately adjacent lands.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
By Mike on Thursday, September 22, 2011, 23:41
September 2011 - I went for a walk along Portchester shore where I sampled the surprising and delightful berries of a common seaside shrub - Sea Buckthorn.
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
By Mike on Saturday, July 30, 2011, 12:53
Taking a walk along the sea front at Hill Head on a warm summer evening, I found wild radishes growing on the shingle banks.
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
By Mike on Saturday, April 30, 2011, 19:54
April 2011 - I spent the day with friends at Lulworth Cove and got my boat tangled up in some floating Thongweed - it seemed like a good opportunity to snag some for experimental use in the kitchen.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
By Mike on Sunday, April 10, 2011, 20:54
We're in Minehead, Somerset, and there is a great abundance of a particular wild food that I've often seen, but never tried - because the time or season hasn't been right, but this time, it's fresh and available - it's Alexanders.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
By Mike on Friday, August 27, 2010, 22:06
August 2010 - It may look pretty unpromising - and the common name ('floating gutweed') even worse, but this common seaweed - found mainly in rock pools toward the high tide mark - is edible and tasty.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
By Mike on Thursday, August 26, 2010, 23:47
While enjoying a sunny day on the beach at a sandy bay in Gairloch, on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland, we stumbled upon some cockles completely by accident.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 22:31
In a previous article, I speculated that it might be possible to cook limpets long and slow, to tenderise them - my holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in August 2010 offered the perfect opportunity to test this hypothesis.
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