Hedgerow Wild Tea Foraging; Fungi, Tree, Plant Identification. Nr Bristol & Bath
Details
🔸 Date: Saturday 28th May.
🔸 Time: 09:30am start (arrive early to allow time for parking). Finish around Midday.
🔸 Dog Friendly: dogs are very welcome!
🔸 Difficulty: Easy. It can be muddy in places, but otherwise it's an easy stroll at a slow foragers pace.
🔸 Cost: FREE!
Join us for a hedgerow forage and walk at Greyfeld Woods, near Bristol and Bath. May is a great time of year for spring greens and flowers, and we'll be looking for hedgerow tea ingredients as well as wild edibles.
We recommend bringing a hot water flask with tea infuser, or grab one of ours: https://firesidebrew.co/products/fireside-eco-flask-insulated-flask-tea-infuser - and you can make yourself a tea as you go!
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.
🔹 Focus on hedgerow ingredients for wild tea making as well as general foraging.
🔹 Tree, plant and mushroom identification.
🔹 Possibility of finding some winter/spring edible and medicinal fungi with advice on safely identifying and using them.
🔹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 if it looks like rain.
🔹 Bring any food and drink to keep you going, and we recommend a small rucksack to stow things in.
🔹 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