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.
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):
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an overview of foraging laws and safety best practice
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explaining sustainability and mindful practice
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introduction to a number of edible species
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instruction on how to tell edible species apart from poisonous lookalikes
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information on where to find these species again
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recipe ideas
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wild food sample/s such as soup, jam, jelly, pesto, ferments, vinegar or cordial
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digital information sheet after the course
"We had a fantastic time on your course. Thank you for such an enjoyable afternoon"
Sophie
Other nearby courses at Bedfordshire; Holkham, Norfolk; Holt, Norfolk; Hunstanton, Norfolk
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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We are no longer running courses at this venue. Future dates for Cambridgeshire will be added once a suitable new venue is sourced.
Nearest alternative venue to here is Bedfordshire
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Cost and duration
Spring/summer £50 per person (inc fees)
Autumn £60 per person (inc fees)
12pm - 3.30pm
Location
Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Cambridgeshire - exact meeting point emailed two days before course
Terrain
Varying terrain, mostly grassland, lakeside and woodland
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
Car park with small charge - nearest bus stop at Hinchingbrooke hospital (20 minute walk)
Terms and conditions
Please read our terms and conditions here
