The heat has been awful for my apple trees and the farmer’s crops are lacking in the fields, but the natural hedgerows are (for the most part) thriving. 2026 has been an exceptionally good year for blackberries. You can find…
Hawthorn is one of the most widespread hedgerow plants in the UK. This shrub blooms with pretty white flowers in May and small red berries in the autumn and winter. It’s mostly a good food source for British wildlife, but…
Did you know that you can forage the young leaves off wild blackberries and use them to make tea? It’s actually quite delicious! It’s mid April and the brambles around where I live in Essex, UK have these soft young…
My hawthorn salad recipe is super simple and can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. Foraging for hawthorn leaves is great fun – they are super hardy plants and can be found across the UK in hedgerows and…
Without a doubt, garlic mustard is my favourite free ingredient to forage in the UK. As the name suggests, it is a pungent and flavoursome ingredient with strong notes of garlic and mustard that’s ideal for salads and sauces. It…