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Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 25 - "Black Mustard"

Botanical name : Brassica Nigra Common names : Black Mustard, Physical appearance : A tall green/grey annual, growing up to a metre in height. It has stalked leaves and the lower leaves are lobed ...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 28 - "Poppy"

Botanical name : Papaver rhoeas Common names : Common Poppy, Corn Poppy, Corn Rose, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Red Poppy Physical appearance : A hairy annual 30-60cm in height. It's characterist...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 18 - "Blackcurrant"

Botanical name : Ribes nigrum Common names : Blackcurrant, Physical appearance : An upright shrub growing up to 1.5 metres high. Its flowers have drooping, stalked spikes. Its berries are opaque b...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 15 - "Wild Strawberry"

Botanical name : Fragaria vesca Common names : Wild Strawberry Physical appearance : Low growing, creeping plant with hairy runners. It usually has stems of between 5-30cm. Its leaves grow in group...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 16 - "Wild Rose Flower"

Botanical name : Rosa canina Common names : Wild Rose Flower, Dog Rose, Physical appearance : Normally a tall, robust shrub growing to between 1 - 3 metres in height. It has hooked prickles which a...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 12 - "Fairy-Ring Champignon"

Botanical name : Marasmius oreades Common names : Fairy Ring Mushrooms, Fairy Ring Champignon, Scotch bonnet.   Physical appearance : The cap is between 2 and 5cm wide and has a slight bump in the ...

Wild "Poisonous" Plant Of The Week 10 - Angel's Wings

Botanical name: Pleurocybella porrigens, Common names: Angel’s Wings, Seasonality: Common from August to November in the UK. Habitat: Widely spread throughout the Northern hemisphere. In the UK, i...

Wild Edible of the Week - Week 1 - "Sweet Cicely"

Botanical name : Myrrhis Odorata Common name : Sweet Cicely, Sweet Chervil, Roman Palnt Physical appearance : A hairy, branched, perennial, growing to approximately 4-5 foot in height. Its leaves ...

The Truth About Living Off Of The Land

Many modern survival programs insinuate that it is possible to live off of the land in a wilderness/bush craft/survival setting. During the summer months, when there is an abundance of wild foods,...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 21 - "Horse Mushroom"

Botanical name : Agaricus arvensis Common names : Horse mushroom, Von.grzanka, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Physical appearance : Look...