Woodland Foraging Walk; Birch Sap, Spring Greens, Firemaking. Nr Bath & Bristol.

🔸 Date: Friday 11th March.
🔸 Time: 10am start (arrive early to allow time for parking). Finish around 1pm.
🔸 Dog Friendly: it's a great walk for your furry friends.
🔸 Difficulty: Easy. It'll be very muddy in places, but otherwise it's an easy stroll at a slow foragers pace.
🔸 Cost: FREE!

Join us for a spring forage and walk at Greyfeld Woods, near Bristol and Bath. March is a great time of year for early spring greens, as well as Birch sap, which I'll show you how to collect even if it's not running yet. There might be some early mushrooms too :-)

Please wear good hiking boots/wellies - it gets super muddy in parts of the woods. Parking is limited, so please do share cars where possible.

Rich will be leading this walk and here are some of the highlights of this route:

🔹 A walk through woodland and meadow, discovering lots of edible and medicinal wild foods.
🔹 Possibility of finding some winter edible and medicinal fungi with advice on safely identifying and using them.
🔹 Firemaking and a brew (weather dependent)! We'll look at how to use natural materials and old techniques to get a fire going.
🔹There's also a lovely waterfall in the woods.

Extra info:

🔹 Parking: We'll meet at Greyfield wood, Bristol BS39 6YE. Parking is free but space is limited. Here's a handy parking guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JFaTH4iZgw64hmBH45ESbG_42_TTH3DU/view?usp=sharing
🔹 Please dress for the weather, bring waterproofs and wear good walking boots/wellies; it'll be muddy.
🔹 Bring any food and drink to keep you going, and we recommend a small rucksack to stow things in.
🔹 Bring a mug and some extra water for coffee (we'll bring the coffee) over a proper fire, if weather and time allows.
🔹 T&Cs and Disclaimer: https://www.meetup.com/fireside-meetups/pages/32388653/Terms,_Conditions_and_Disclaimers/
🔹 We'll be taking photos and may do some filming too, so by signing up you're happy to be included in any shots.
🔹 YouTube channel for more foraging, bushcraft and adventures (please subscribe!): https://youtube.com/channel/UCtxeAxp2Ty5BxHHT93DEnrQ