Queen Elizabeth Country Park provides a diverse habitat for a wide range of wild plants and mushrooms to flourish throughout the year. The course starts with a short introduction on what to look for, our foraging code and a brief of the Countryside Act, where it relates to foraging.
We will meet in the car park outside the Visitor Centre or the bottom field, please check the individual course page to find your meeting point. Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the park, teaching you how to identify the different plants, flowers, fruits and mushrooms that we find.
We will stop along the way for some seasonal homemade refreshments such as our lovely hogweed and wild garlic soup, elderflower champagne or fruit leathers.
After the walk we will end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found. All of our food is seasonal so what we make depends on recent weather and what is around at that time of year. In spring we will be making use of the fresh wild greens and in autumn the array of tasty wild mushrooms that the park has to offer.
After the course we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day, to help you remember what you have learnt.
What you need to know
We will be meeting in the Visitor Centre car park at 12pm.
3:30pm is only an approximate finish time and depending on circumstances, the course could run until 4pm.
For your day we recommend you bring:
Comfortable, weather appropriate clothing and footwear
Cup for refreshment during the walk
Plate and cutlery for the meal at the end of the course
Water/drink to stay hydrated
Camera, note pad & pen
For more information about this or any other event please contact us via email at [email protected] or speak to a member of our team on 02392 595040