The Signal Crayfish Special In the UK the signal crayfish is an invasive species, introduced from America in the 1960’s to be bred for food, as they are considerably bigger than our native white-clawed species. They were introduced into more than 20 countries and...
Wild food you can find within 5 minutes of your home No matter how good you are at identifying wild plants, you can never guarantee the ones you want will be the ones you find. Unless you know where some of the more uncommon plants are specifically growing, there’s a...
Where to find cockles in England Cockles are one of my favorite shellfish, and the best thing about them is that they are so easy to find and gather, if you know how to look of course. The most important thing to keep in mind when going after cockles is that they can...
Five wild foods you should look out for this Spring Gathering wild foods in spring is one of my favorite things to gather, with the fresh salad leaves and delicate flavors that come with the plants of this time of year. It is too early for any kind of developed fruit,...
Gathering Elderflowers One of my favorite tastes of summer has to be elderflowers, and with the UK season coming up shortly at the end of May/ start of June time, what better thing to go out and gather than a big basket of elderflowers? Where to find...
The most amazing Cockle recipe ever For those of you who like gathering shellfish, there’s nothing better than coming home with a big bag of fresh cockles. Fortunately, most people who go after shellfish mostly stick to gathering mussels as there are by far the most...
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