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what even is foraging? Foraging is the process of searching for wild food resources. We rely so much on supermarkets and ready washed, chopped and packaged food nowadays that we forget about the wonderful edible foods that are readily available, in our woodlands and hedgerows. From plants, flowers and weeds to fungi, there are many edible species around us. However, you should never pick something unless you are 100% sure you know what it is as it can be easy to misidentify plants. Which is why our guided foraging walks are a great way to start your knowledge and are a great day out.
Quince
Parsley
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Crab Apple
Chestnut
Rose Hip
Blackberry
Hedgehog Primrose Mushroom
go wild The selection of wild foods you see above is a mere drop in the ocean compared to all the edible species growing around us.
Jamie
Lizzie
Alex
Jamie is the founder of Go Wild and is a passionate forager. He loves winter berries and making dandelion soup.
Liz has been foraging in Leeds her whole life as her parents are also keen foragers. She loves to make preserves.
Alex has been foraging for around 25 years and is especially knowledgeable on identifying mushrooms.
Go Wild wants Leeds to become less reliant on buying foods and go back to basics by picking some of our own foods. Foraging can save money in addition to being incredibly good for you as you cannot get more organic than freshly picked herbs, fruits, fungi, etc. Guided walks take place in Meanwood Park, Temple Newsam Woods, Wood House Moor and Bramley Fall Woods. You can select one closest to you, or attend them all. Walks last around three hours starting at 10am at the specified meeting point. The guides will discuss what and how to pick wild foods but also explain the seasons and when to look for certain foods.