SPRING WILD FOOD DAY

We will meet a range of plants and learn to identify those which are edible, and of course the toxic ones we need to avoid, including the plant attributed with killing more people than any other, Hemlock (Conium maculatum), which can be easily mistaken for members of the carrot family, particularly Cow Parsley.

We will seek out edible roots, seeds, leaves, flowers, and fungi, according to the season, learn the essential identification characteristics of each species we encounter and then put the wild flavours to the test back in camp.

You will also learn other bushcraft uses for the plants and trees we encounter such as for tinder, cordage and medicine.