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English oak - Quercus robur
A tree that supports thousands of species


Elder - Sambucus nigra
One of the most useful trees for a forager


Dewberry - Rubus caesius
Closely resembling a blackberry and full of flavour


Dandelion - Taraxacum "officinale"
A common plant of grassland with many edible uses


Damson - Prunus domestica spp. insititia
A hedgerow tree that produces good amounts of fruit


Crow garlic - Allium vineale
A wild onion that looks similar to chives


Cornsalad - Valerianella locusta
This edible plant is considered a gourmet salad leaf


Common sorrel - Rumex acetosa
A plant with a sharp, acidic taste that can liven up a salad


Common nettle - Urtica dioica
This stinging plant is highly nutritious and abundant


Winter warriors: how edible plants thrive in the cold
Ways plants are able to withstand the cold


Common lime - Tilia x Europaea
A pleasantly scented and common edible tree


Common hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
A tasty wild green that should be treated with caution


Common beech - Fagus sylvatica
A tree with edible parts and important to many fungi


Chickweed - Stellaria media
A very common plant excellent in salads


Is eating your Christmas tree a bad idea?
Should you be scoffing your festive centrepiece?


Amethyst deceiver - Laccaria amethystina
A strikingly coloured autumn mushroom


Lilac fibrecap - Incocybe lilacina
A common deadly poisonous mushroom


Peppery bolete - Chalciporus piperatus
An edible but spicy bolete


Mottled bolete - Leccinum variicolor
An uncommon Leccinum species with some blue staining


Orange oak bolete - Leccinum aurantiacum
Despite its common name, this Leccinum associates with various trees


Orange birch bolete - Leccinum versipelle
The orange birch bolete is one of the tastier Leccinums


Summer bolete - Boletus reticulatus
A large summer mushroom that is a tasty edible


Spearmint - Mentha spicata
A strong smelling herb that is often cultivated


Wild strawberry - Fragaria vesca
A common and easy to identify relative of cultivated strawberries
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