The Parts of a Flower
I’m finding that as I learn more about plants and trees, it’s becoming increasingly useful to understand some of the botanical words and phrases that …
Edible Desk Pretties (Edible Wild Flowers)
I came across some edible wild flowers on a walk, and they reminded me of my wife, so I brought a few home for her …
Hedgerow Beauties – Edible Spring Flowers
Given the time of year, we all know that the countryside is full of green and flowers, I was out looking for edibles when I …
Forage close to home
Strictly speaking, this post isn’t about foraging as such, more like plant identification. The key point is this: You need to be able to positively …
Litter in the coutryside rant
Some of you already know how I feel about litter in our beautiful countryside, so this litter rant won’t come as too much of a …
Sneaky Chickweed
If you read all there is on the internet about Chickweed, you could be forgiven for expecting to trip over the stuff every few minutes. …
London Plane Tree (Platanus × acerifolia)
Whilst the London Plane tree is of no use when foraging for food and drink; And as far as I’m aware, not especially useful for …
Pesky Alexanders
I’ve been on the lookout for pesky Alexanders for a while now. Mostly because I’ve read about how widespread they are, and about how they …
Identifying Trees in Winter
Please note: This article was originally posted on www.totallywilduk.co.uk Identifying trees in Winter is hard. It isn’t too bad in Spring, Summer and Autumn; But …
Tree Fungus in Epping Forest
On one of my now frequent visits to Epping Forest, I had no intentions of foraging, just out for exercise; However, I just happened to …