Notice
Learn which habitats and plant features deserve attention.
Aligned Ascent · Leisure
Foraging & wild cooking
Explore useful wild plants and outdoor food with care, context and respect for what the site and season can genuinely offer.See the next date ↓ContentSeasonal
SettingSite-dependent
FocusFood & uses
MethodIdentify first
NEXT AVAILABLE SESSION
15 May 2027
Sussex woodland- Format
- One day · 10:00–16:00
- Price
- £85 per person
- Status
- 12 places
- Suitable for
- Adults and accompanied young people aged 13+
Included
- Guided identification and practical instruction
- Ingredients and equipment used in the outdoor preparation
- Joining notes covering boundaries and site conditions
Bring
- Outdoor clothing suitable for the forecast
- Sturdy footwear
- Packed lunch and personal water
SEASON. PLACE. KNOWLEDGE.
Start seeing the landscape as something you can read.
Careful identification comes before gathering or use.Sessions may explore plants that are useful, edible, traditionally used, harmful or poisonous. Identification and clear safety boundaries come first, with responsible gathering and simple outdoor preparation included where the site, season and delivery expertise allow.
THE SESSION
How the practical work comes together.
Identify
Use multiple characteristics and clear safety boundaries before considering use.
Gather
Discuss permission, sustainability and taking only what is appropriate.
Prepare
Use selected ingredients in simple outdoor food or drink where suitable.
POSSIBLE CONTENT
Activities are chosen for the group and conditions.
- Plant identification
- Wild foods and useful plants
- Responsible gathering
- Backwoods cooking
- Fire and food preparation
- Seasonal woodland knowledge
“The useful part was not being handed a list of edible plants. We kept returning to how we knew what we were looking at, what could be confused with it and when leaving it alone was the right decision.”Participant · seasonal woodland day
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