Courses & events

A half day in mixed woodland learning the ten species worth knowing and the five that could kill you.

We meet at the car park and spend the morning walking slowly and looking closely. You will handle real specimens, take spore prints, and learn the checks that keep foragers safe: gills, rings, volvas and spore colour. Everything found is identified together and the edible finds are cooked over a fire at the end. Suitable for complete beginners. Children over 12 welcome with an adult.

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A full day for improvers: keys, microscopy basics, and the genera that catch people out.

For those who already pick a few species and want to move on. We cover the use of identification keys, spore measurement under a microscope, chemical tests, and the difficult genera: Cortinarius, Inocybe, Lepiota and Russula. Bring a hand lens and a notebook. Lunch included.

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Forage in the morning, cook a four course lunch over wood fire in the afternoon.

A walk with baskets, then straight into the outdoor kitchen. We clean, sort and cook everything we find: a broth, a fried course, a cream dish and a preserve to take home. All equipment and a glass of something provided.

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Chalk downland in April: morels, St Georges mushroom and a basket of wild greens.

Spring foraging is about far more than fungi. We hunt morels on disturbed chalky ground, look for St Georges mushroom in the pasture, and gather wild garlic, hedge garlic, nettle tops and sorrel along the way. Includes a tasting of everything gathered.

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