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 […]
I often use various herbal ointments that we’ve made ourselves so in this video I show you how to make a herbal ointment using self heal (Prunella vulgaris). It’s a great little plant and the ointment made from it can be used on cuts and sores as well as aches and pains. The 2 ointments […]
Nicola had some spare self heal infused olive oil and so decided to make a cream. Self heal (Prunella vulgaris) is a small, low, creeping herb, a member of the dead nettles and has the familiar square stem and a delicate purple flower. It seems to favour some sun and grows abundantly along the woodland […]
I wrote a post last year with a few common plants that can be used in a herbal tea, so take a look at it. In this video I made a simple herbal infusion for hayfever using ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) and nettle (Urtica dioica) leaves. Whilst it’s good for dealing with hayfever, it’s also […]
In some of our recent videos you can see the bluebells in the background. And what a beautiful sight they make. For me bluebells in full bloom in an ancient woodland is one of the great spectacles of the natural wolrld and an event to treasure. We were asked by Adrian, one of our regular […]
Here’s a video shot in mid-April of some edible plants in the hedgerow on the way to our ancient woodland camp. Plants found include hogweed, primrose, ramsons, nettles, white dead nettle, herb Robert and a couple of others. You might want to take a quick look at this video on hints & tips for foraging. […]
