Never Mind the Burdocks

So, what a scorching June we have had! Glorious sunshine, baking long hot summer days and balmy evenings: what could be better? With all this heat, the wild cherries have been ripening up nicely so […]

How is it June already?! One of the best months in my opinion (yes I’m a June baby so slightly biased!), but who doesn’t love the heady summer-scented honeysuckle blossoms filling the air, sweet, fragrant […]

You’ve heard of ‘In like a lion, out like a lamb’ for March? I wonder if there’s one for April to May, such as ‘Just like a phoenix’!? I’ve been totally bowled over by the […]

So, as promised, here’s a bit on wild garlic. Actually, let me start again, every time I think of any Allium, which is anything in the onion and garlic family, I get butterflies of excitement […]

“In like a lion, out like a lamb” – will this be an apt proverb, weather-wise in March? We shall see! For the last few weeks I have been noticing hawthorn’s tender young leaves unfurling, […]

In the deep mid-winter… well a light frost here and there might be all we get, but even at this time of the year, there’s still plenty to forage. I feel a little sorry for […]

Does winter get on top of you or do you embrace it? The winter months can be damp, dark and gloomy but let’s inject a bit of Danish ‘hygge’ into December to warm our souls […]

Well what a busy October! My scrummy little girl turned 1 (no idea where that time has gone!). I did my last Heligan forage for the year and will be back there next April. I […]

The seasons are changing, the mornings feel fresh and the nights are beginning to draw in. I love the fact that we are still getting the odd gloriously hot summery day so the seasons are […]

Hello again! Before we continue, I thought I’d quickly tackle the do’s and don’ts of foraging. I always say at the beginning of a foraging walk that all you really need is common sense. This […]