During last week’s 5 Day Bushcraft Course we felled a chestnut and used it for some bark weaving. The bark is best in the spring when the sap is rising. Scrape off the outer bark with the back of a folding saw, then score around the chestnut top and bottom and then down its length. Make […]
Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) is most likely to be found on dead elder, although I’ve also found it on sycamore (the photo above is jelly ear fungus on sycamore), goat willow, field maple, beech and gorse. It’s a great fungus to know for a few reasons. First up, it’s straightforward to identify – if it […]
We had a great weekend on the 2 day bushcraft experience. It started wet, then got cold and then sleeted! But everyone kept in good spirits and enjoyed themselves. Here are a few photos. Take a look to find out more about our 2 Day Bushcraft Courses. You can see plenty of photos from all […]
Spring is a fantastic time for foraging with an abundance of healthy, tasty, nutritional fresh greens to eat. And whilst the ingredients we’ve used are some of our favourites, you could easily swap for other plants. Ingredients for the wild leaf salad Hairy Bitter Cress Hawthorn leaves Ground Ivy leaves Violet […]
This is our take on the classic Greek dish. Ingredients Half a carrier bag of nettles 1 onion peeled and finely chopped 1 tbsp of olive oil 1 egg, beaten Pepper 125g of crumbled feta cheese 135g of filo pastry 50g of melted butter Sesame seeds Honey How to make Nettle Spanokoppites Blanch the nettles […]
Another winning recipe from Nicola, these nettle and chorizo tapas were absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to try them again! Ingredients 200g of blanched nettles 50g chorizo 2 tbsp of olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped Chicken stock Chilli flakes Crushed black pepper White wine How to make the nettle and chorizo tapas Fry […]
