What on Earth is Bletting?
If you’ve been around foragers in winter, or been reading about it, or been foraging yourself, the chances are that you’ve come across the expression “bletting”; But what does it actually mean?
Category: Winter
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 …
Turkey Tail Fungus
On a recent trip to Epping Forest, I came across some bracket fungus growing on an old log pile. I didn’t know what it was …
Foraging the Edges of Epping Forest in Winter
I had a couple of hours spare so I thought I’d go foraging the edges of Epping Forest in Winter (late January to be precise). …
Crow Garlic
So this may be a basic one for some people, but I’d never heard of crow garlic until last week. So on Sunday I was …