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Bucks, Silverstone, Foraging Course

About this course 
 

Blackpit Farm was once part of the famous Stowe Estate and is located between it and Silverstone Racetrack. It is blessed with coniferous and broadleaf woodlands, and wide grassy rides. 

 

This venue is well served by road links and is within easy reach of Towcester, Buckingham,  Brackley, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bicester, Banbury, Daventry, Oxford and Leighton Buzzard.

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 (subject to Covid restrictions):
 

  • an overview of foraging laws and safety best practice

  • introduction to a number of edible species 

  • instruction on how to tell edible species apart from poisonous lookalikes

  • information on where to find these species again

  • recipe ideas

  • wild food sample such as soup, jam, jelly, pesto, ferments, vinegar or cordial

  • digital information sheet after the course

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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. 

Date

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Dates will be added after June 2024

Cost and duration

£50 per person (inc fees)  12pm - 3.30pm

Location

Blackpit Farm, Buckinghamshire - exact meeting point emailed two days before course

Terrain

Mostly woodland paths. Can be very uneven in many places and lots of low branches to negotiate

Age limit

Participants must be aged 18 years or older - no children under 18 or babes in arms allowed on this course

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed to be brought along on this course

Parking and transport

Free car park - infrequent bus service

Terms and conditions

Please read our terms and conditions here

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