I went on a guided foraging walk this afternoon. Given the time of year, this unsurprisingly turned into a mushroom identification basics, although we did also try yew berries (do NOT eat the seed), which are a bit like lychee.
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I would love to join a forage. Some years ago we went on a funghi tour with a mycologist to study what we might find in the Surrey woods.
The one I went to was run by this guy: https://www.foragebox.co.uk
It’s worth having a look, he seems to run sessions all over the country. Everything from a two hour walk to a full day of foraging, cooking and eating. Also does wild butchery.
He was originally a chef, so comes to it very much from that angle.
Thanks a lot, I’m going to have a look into this as it might be a good birthday present for next year.
Yes don't crunch yew seeds but the fruit is delish 🤫