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It seems you are correct. It can be used medicinally but is also toxic to both animals and humans. Thanks

Hi All, The forest next door to me is covered in wild garlic, hollowroot and yellow wood anenome...absolutely gorgeous. My question is about the anenome and whether it's good eating. I have looked online but I just keep getting info the 'Wood Anenome' (white in colour) as...

Hi all, I'm looking for 10 interesting foods to be found in the month of February in Europe/UK. Wild garlic, hawthorn leaves.... Please add to the list

Thanks for the above suggestions. I came across a whole pile of dry ferns in a gully this morning, rumpled some up, and got my fero rod out. First spark and they lit immediately. That'll be another one to add to my list.

Honeysuckle bark, really? I haven't heard of that. I'll give it a try.

Here in central Europe, King Alfred's cakes are not that common. You do see them but aren't really plentiful enough to be a reliable source of tinder to hand. One thing we do have a lot of here is Horse Shoe fungus (fomes fomentariu), not always easy to take a spark but once you have an ember it...

Morning All, I am looking for suggestions for natural tinder that doesn't need to be processed before use. I generally use Old Man's Beard (Clematis) seed heads which, if dry, can be plucked of the vine and used as tinder straight away. I am looking for anything similar that can be...

Just wanted to say a quick hello to everyone. I am originally from the north of England but now living in the Carpathian Mts in Slovakia. I run Forest School programmes, climbing and kayaking courses, DofE, and in the last year or so bush craft residentials. I might think I know a fair bit but I...