After mistakenly telling everyone last week that I’d done a video previously on using downy flower heads as a tinder, and then realising that I hadn’t, here’s one! I talk about how downy flower heads are best used as a tinder and also show a few different ones that you can find in the British […]
A post from Nicola. All about dandelions There are more than 30 different species of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) around the world. The dandelion grows in lawns, fields, meadows and roadside verges, in fact it can pop up almost anywhere. It is a member of the Asteraceae family (daisy family). It is a dicotyledon, which means […]
This is the fifth in a series of videos on the topic of natural tinders for bushcraft after previously covering inner barks, outer barks, fungus and downey flower heads. But of course there’s always things that don’t fit into any catergory, so this video is about some of the other natural tinders that we can […]
Digging sticks are about as simple a tool as you get. We use them for getting to the edible roots of plants. Be aware that you have to have the land owner’s permission before you uproot any plant; also make sure that it isn’t listed as a protected species in the Countryside & Wildlife Act. […]
Rosehips are the fruits found on roses, and they are ready at around this time of year. They’re rich in Vitamin C and rosehip syrup is very tasty. This photo is of people collecting rosehips on our autumn foraging course. You might want to take a look at this post on different edible fruits and […]
A quick and easy recipe to make delicious chestnut and mushroom soup. We made this for lunch at the weekend on our 2 Day Fruits & Fungus Forage. The photo below is Milly, Megan and Sam foraging for field mushrooms on a somewhat windswept morning! Ingredients Serves 4 Olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 […]
