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 […]
A quick and easy recipe to make delicious wild pakoras and ground ivy raita. Ingredients 100g of chickweed, nettles or ramsons A clove of garlic 1 onion, thinly sliced 200g chickpea flower 2 tsp of curry powder OR ½ tsp each of cumin, ground coriander, turmeric and ginger 1 tsp of salt 120mls water Vegetable […]
Nicola and I were at our ancient woodland camp a few days ago and decided to film a wander in the woods in April. In the video I talk a little bit about ride management and the importance of the layering system, coppicing, ash dieback and a bunch of edible plants that we found on […]
When we’re not in the woods we tend to go for a walk along Herne Bay Downs with Willow. And with the current lockdown that means most mornings. So we decided to make a video showing some of the many plants that can be found along the way. Some of the plants will grow in […]
We had some rice left over from the previous evening’s meal and decided to have it for lunch. As we were in the woods we added some wild ingredients to give some flavour. And at this time of year what could be better than ramsons and ground elder. A short video showing how Nicola made […]
Ramsons (Allium ursinum) are right at the top of my list of favourite wild foods and are a beginner level plant in terms of identification. With that said, there are a couple of plants that you need to be aware of when you’re foraging for ramsons, dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perrensis) and lords & ladies (Arum […]
