February Foraging - Discovering Wild Edibles UK 🌿

Learn what you can forage for in winter! This week forager Joseph takes you on a foraging walk in the British countryside and shows you some of the edible and medicinal wild plants and fungi that are ready to harvest in February.

Always make sure you are 100% confident in your ID before picking or consuming any wild plant.

For more information on foraging and plant identification see the reading list below 🌿

#foraging #wildfood #edibleplants #ediblefungi

Some useful plant identification books:

Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland - Robin Harford
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edible-Medic...

Food For Free - Richard Mabey
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Food-Free-Co...

The Forager's Calendar - John Wright
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foragers-Cal...

Some amazing foraging channels:

Wild Food UK
   / wildfooduk1  

Coastal Foraging With Craig Evans
   / @coastalforagingwithcraigevans  

Vincent Petit (Amazing videos)
   / @vincentpetit2109  

Totally Wild UK - Excellent regular content
   / @totallywilduk6228  
https://totallywilduk.co.uk

Richard Mawby - Incredible forager currently living off of 100% Wild Food
   / @richardmawby  

00:00 Introduction
00:46 Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
03:47 Cleavers (Galium aparine)
06:44 Scarlet Elf-cup (Sarcoscypha austriaca)
07:53 White Dead-nettle (Lamiam album)
12:13 Wood Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)
16:12 Winter Black Truffle (Tuber uncinatum)
17:25 Farewell