Explore woodland on the outskirts of Leamington Spa and discover some of the edible plants and mushrooms growing in the UK.

Access to this venue is by kind permission of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. It includes a broadleaf woodland, which is known to be at least 400 years old, and a wide range of species. On this walk, you'll discover how to identify some commonly growing wild foods to forage for, and information on where to find them again.

This course is within easy access of Coventry, Rugby, Birmingham, Hinckley, Leicester, Daventry, Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon.

When we meet up, we will go through laws and safety points of foraging before heading out to discover the wild food in the area.

The course includes: 
- an overview of foraging laws and safety best practice 
- exploration of the venue introduction to a number of edible species 
- instruction on how to tell edible species apart from poisonous lookalikes 
- advice on sustainability and mindful practice
- information on where to find these species again 
- recipe ideas 
- wild food treats to sample 
- digital information sheet sent after the course 

Samples of tasty wild food treats can include soups, pestos, salts, pickles, syrups, cordials, jams, jellies, leathers, vinegars, and preserves. All are either 100% plant/fungi-based or have a 100% plant/fungi-based alternative.

Participants must be aged 18 or over - sorry, no children under 18 or babes in arms on this course.

Unfortunately, dogs are not permitted on the course.

Exact meet-up location and further information sent two days before the course date.  

Terms and conditions can be found on www.foragingcoursecompany.co.uk

This is an educational course, there is no harvesting during the course. Samples are picked for identification purposes only.

We cannot guarantee what species will be growing on any given course date - this is the nature of foraging. As a rough guide, springtime and summer courses should be predominantly plant focused, with mushrooms sometimes found. Summer courses may also have fruits and flowers to learn about, with some mushrooms. Autumn courses should be more mushroom-focused than spring or summer courses but this is dependant on weather conditions preceding the course.