I saw this incredible Chicken of the Woods growing right on a Yew tree. Most guidebooks say you should never eat it when it grows on Yew because the tree is highly toxic, and the fungus can swallow up poisonous needles or bark as it grows. It's a great reminder to always check the host tree first. Would you ever risk harvesting one from a Yew?
The first picture was taken exactly one month ago. The second is from this morning (20th May).
What a difference! The weather isn't significantly better either, the green just really brightens everything up 🥹🍃
Has anybody seen sloes do this before? Interested to know what has caused this.
Edit: About 400m of hedgerow is effected
Smells very mushroomy, found in recently cut grassland, North East UK. We've recently had heavy rain.
Main reasons I'm unsure is the colouring of the cap, the cracking on the more mature ones and the lack of much flesh above the gills (whenever i look at cross sections they're always entirely fleshy). I haven't found very young st George's before and struggling to find much info on that stage so any info on IDing them in early bloom would be great.
Thanks in advance
Made into elderflower cordial. The hogweed was cooked into a risotto (with lots of other ingredients).
hello there.
I always enjoyed a bit of foraging here and there, but now I have the opportunity of dedicating a lot more time to it. a lot of the books, if not all, I find are from american authors and whilst the content is still interesting, I wanted to find something more local.
I struggle to find such books, can you recommend some?
maybe a bit audacious, but do you have suggestions particularly for wales, as well?
additionally, could anyone suggest titles about herbalism of UK plants?
thank you all in advance!
Someones had the caps. But its literally ENORMOUS. Stalk must be 3inches in diameter.
Found under a tree on a slope. Looks a bit like an amanita with the cracking cap and white gills? Stem looks a bit red staining however...
Found today (16th May) in Bedfordshire, in grassy field under an ash tree. They are quite fragrant. I’m wondering if they are St George’s but not 100% sure, any ideas?
are there any foraging groups or events/classes in the west midlands?
the ones i found are all upwards of £50 & a bit unaffordable for me :(
Hi there I was wondering if anyone had any advice for foraging all the ingredients for lip balm. I have been researching recipes but many suggest butters, waxes and oils for the base that would need to be bought.
I would love to create a balm made entirely of uk natives (or plants abundant in the uk) and that doesn't require me to buy in a base. I was thinking cold pressing hazenut/rapeseed but would probably need huge amounts and need a machine...
Is a wild uk foraged lip balm a pipe dream? 💋
As the title says, we just moved house and the new garden has a few big crowns of rhubarb. What are your favourite recipes with rhubarb?