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Wild Summer Edibles
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Wild Summer Edibles

10 Wild Summer Edibles As we continue to navigate our way through this strange and crazy year, even more of us are finding solace in the great outdoors and learning the benefits of foraging wild summer edibles. Whether heading off for adventures, or just exploring the areas near our homes, we will all be noticing…

Spring Edibles To Forage
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Spring Edibles To Forage

Spring Edibles To Forage After the gloom of winter the early spring edibles to forage are a welcome sight. After a period of slim pickings during the winter months you can start to gather some highly nutritious edibles from February onwards. As the young leaves and shoots come through there are some tender sweet greens…

Norway Spruce
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Norway Spruce

Norway Spruce (Picea abies) The festive Norway Spruce, as the name may indicate, is a non-native species here in the UK. Introduced from Scandinavia in the 1800’s, this distinctive evergreen was originally bought over for forestry. Grown for its use as a building material, the Norway Spruce is well suited for this role due to…

Identifying Trees In Winter
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Identifying Trees In Winter

Identifying Trees In Winter- A Beginner’s Guide The most common way to identify trees is by looking at their leaves. We do it without even realising it, after all, it’s hard to miss the tree’s beautiful green coverage and changing colours into autumn. But how do we identify deciduous trees once their leaves have dropped?…

Expedition Snacks
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Expedition Snacks

Our Favourite Expedition Snacks Whether you are on a canoe expedition, on bike or on foot, if you are exerting yourself for longer periods, particularly if in extreme weather conditions, then your body will require extra nutritional support to keep you fuelled so lets look at some tasty expedition snacks..  If you are not fully…

Fruit to Forage Top 10
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Fruit to Forage Top 10

 Top 10 Fruit to Forage This Autumn As the summer draws to a close the early autumn brings some exciting fruit to forage. Obviously before helping yourself to nature’s bounty you need to ensure you have the landowner’s permission and remember to forage responsibly, after all, fruits, berries and nuts are essential food for our…

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