Cambridgeshire Foraging Course

About this foraging course 
 

The beautiful Hinchingbrooke Country Park, located in Huntingdon, is the perfect place to learn how to forage for edible plants and fungi growing all around us in the UK.

This foraging course is easy to get to from Peterborough, Northampton, Rushden, Bedford, Newmarket, Ely, Stevenage Hitchin, and Cambridge.

At this species-rich venue, you'll discover how to identify some commonly growing foods to forage for, how to avoid poisonous lookalikes, and hints on where to look.

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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

• tips on harvesting

• information on where to find these species again

• recipe ideas

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

• digital information sheet after the course

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"We had a fantastic time on your course. Thank you for such an enjoyable afternoon"

Sophie

Date

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Buy gift vouchers - here

Wednesday 21 April 2021 - Book here

Saturday 8 May 2021 - Book here

Sunday 27 June 2021 - Book here

Late summer and autumn dates added from May onwards

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Cost and duration

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

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Location

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Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Cambridgeshire - exact meeting point emailed two days before course

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Terrain

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Varying terrain, mostly grassland, lakeside and woodland

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Age limit

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

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Dogs

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Dogs are not allowed to be brought along on this course

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Parking

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Car park with small charge

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Terms and conditions

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Please read our terms and conditions here

Other nearby courses at Bedfordshire; Holkham, Norfolk; Holt, Norfolk; Hunstanton, Norfolk; or Northamptonshire, 

We cannot guarantee what species will be growing on any given course date. Springtime and summer courses are predominantly plant focused, with mushrooms sometimes found depending on seasonal weather. Summer courses should also have fruits and flowers to learn about. Autumn courses are mostly mushroom-focused with a small amount of plants available.