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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...

How To Catch Food in the Wild - Basic Principles Of Trapping

In short term survival situations, feeding yourself is unlikely to ever be a priority. Adult humans, in average physical condition, can last weeks if not months, on very limited food supplies. The ...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 17 - "Elderflower"

Botanical name : Sambucus nigra Common names : Elder, Elder Flower, Black Elder, European Elder, European Black Elderberry Physical appearance : A fast growing, deciduous shrub or small tree growi...

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 8 - "Sea Beet"

Botanical name : Beta Vulgaris Common names : Sea Beet, Wild Spinach, Sea Spinach Physical appearance : A perennial growing up to 1 metre in height. It has shiny, fleshy leaves which are available...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 8 - "Morel Mushrooms"

Botanical name : Morchella Esculenta Common names : Morel, True Morel, Sponge Morel, Common Morel Physical appearance : The morel features a distinctive cap which resembles a cross-section of a ho...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 9 - "Hawthorn"

Botanical name : Crataegus monogyna Common names : Hawthorn, Haws, Mayblossom, Maythorn, Quickthorn, Bread and Cheese. Physical appearance : A shrub that grown up to 8 metres in height and spread....

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 Edible Of The Week - Week 11 - "Carragheen"

Botanical name : Chondrus crispus Common names : Carragheen, Irish Moss, Carrageen Moss Physical appearance : A seaweed which grows in clusters of purple-brown fonds, up to 20 cm in length. Carragh...