Summer Foraging and Nature ID walk - Tetbury Monday Evening

Join professional forager, Emanuelle, on a summer evening foraging and nature ID walk around Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

During this walk, which may last up to 2.5 hours, we will be focusing on the bounty of the summer season and the joy of what nature we can find. We will learn to identify, pick and taste a variety of wild foods which can include flowers, foliage, fungi, nuts, seeds and fruits to name a few.

As well as learning how to safely identify wild foods, there will be discussion around seasonal eating, sustainable practices and some medicinal uses of plants. We will touch on how to use these wild ingredients in our cooking as well as how to preserve them. With food security being an important topic, this event aims to show how foraging can be safely implemented into any lifestyle and location by using a range of habitats from rural to urban, and even our gardens! 

The group will meet at the Goods Shed Long Stay Car Park at 6pm on Monday. From there we will wander along the footpaths and fields and stream side. We will finish our walk back at the Goods Shed.

This walk is in collaboration with Greening Tetbury, a community action group supporting sustainable choices in response to climate change. This event aims to show how learning to forage can make us think about where our food comes from and encourage a connection with our local environment, and the plants and wildlife that grow in it. Foragers are closely connected with the land, and are often stewards for its care, since a healthy and abundant ecosystem is one that can be shared between wildlife and humans. In this modern world we can be so disconnected from our environment; interacting with it again can bring us closer to nature, and encourage us to make positive choices for people and planet.

Tickets are £10 per participant and free for under 12s.

Please bring water and wear suitable clothing and footwear to be walking outdoors for around 2.5 hours. The walk is relatively flat, but might include some rough or steep terrain and stiles. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the route, this event is not suitable for wheelchair users. However, please do get in touch if you are interested but require wheelchair access as an alternative date or route can be found!