Bush Telegraph

Wild Edible Of The Week 49 "Hary Bittercress"

Botanical name: Cardamine hirsuta Common name: Hairy Bittercress, Lamb's Cress, Land Cress, Hoary Bittercress, Shot Weed, Flick Weed Physical appe...

Tree Top Guide -Elm

The mighty Elm - a useful tree throughout history!

Tree Top Guide - Willow

Botanical name : Salix (?) There are over 400 species including Salix purpea, fragilis, babylonica, alba, nigra... Common names : Willow, Weeping W...

Tree Top Guide - English Yew

Botanical name : Taxus baccata Common names : Yew, English Yew, European Yew Physical appearance : A small to medium sized tree, growing up to a m...

Tree Top Guide - Silver Birch

Botanical name : Betula pendula Common names : Silver Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch, East Asian White Birch, Physical appearance : The ...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 44 " Kelp"

Botanical Name : Laminaria digitata Common names : Kelp, Oarweed Physical appearance : The average Kelp consists of a long stem (called a stipe) g...

WIld Edible Of The Week - Week 41 "Oyster Mushroom"

A tasty wild edible.

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 33 "Rowan"

Botanical Name : Sorbus aucuparia Common names : Rowan, Mountain-Ash, Amur mountain ash, European mountain ash, quick beam, rowan berry. Physical ...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 43 "Japanese Knot Weed"

Botanical Name : Fallopia japonica Common names : Japanese Knotweed, Donkey Rhubarb, Asian Knotweed, fleeceflower, Himalayan fleece vine, monkey we...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 39 "Wild Plum"

Botanical Name : Prunus domestica Common names : Bullace, Plum, Wild Plum, Egg Plum, Round Plum, Black Bullace. The name is commonly thought to der...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 38 "Honey Fungus"

Botanical Name : Armillariella mellea Common names : Honey Fungus, Stump Mushroom, Stumpie, Pipinky, Pinky. Physical appearance : The Honey Fungus...

WIld Edible Of The Week - Week 40 "Velvet Shank"

Botanical Name : Flammulina velutipes Common names : Velvet Shank, Velvet Foot, Winter Fungus Physical appearance : Orange/yellow caps with curved,...