Bushcraft is about knowledge and not kit and often that knowledge revolves around the natural world. If you want to make that journey into natural history, trees are a good place to start. So in this video I discuss some of the bushcraft uses for goat willow (Salix caprea). We take a walk around our […]
It’s that time of year to get out and about foraging for rosehips. So here’s a short video looking at rosehips, why you need to be careful eating them and a couple of ideas on what to do with them. Here’s the recipe for rosehip syrup and another for rosehip and crab apple jam. Depending […]
A short video where I talk about beech masts, or nuts and why not every year is bountiful. Beech nuts are one of the many things we talk about on our 1 Day Foraging Courses and our 2 Day Fruits & Fungus Forage. You can see photos from both of these courses, as well as […]
Birch tapping is something that many foragers and bushcrafters look forward to at this time of year. In this video I explain an alternative method that is much less harmful to the tree. In the video mention some guidelines that exist on tapping birch trees; you can find out more about them in this post, […]
Quince is a non-native tree in the rose family. It’s related to apples and pears, in fact the fruits look a bit like an oversized pear. It’s often grown for it’s attractive pink blossom but the fruits are not to be overlooked. Here’s a simple recipe for quince jam, a wonderful accompaniment to cheeses 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 […]
