What have you forraged lately?

[DaveBromley]

Hi Guys

just wondering what everyone is foraging at the moment? not just food but any natural resource (that's why i didnt post it in the grub section)

Recently ive gathered elderflowers and hawthorn blossoms, both for wine. My next forray will be for some nettles as I'm gonna give cordage a go!! (nervous giggle)

Thanks all
Dave

 

[JonathanD]

Only thig I've got recently is some elder for hand drill, willow bark and chicken of the woods. Oh and a couple of cramp balls.

 

[Nagual]

Absolutely nothing, or does catching rain on my head count?

 

[Radix lecti]

King Alfred's Cakes and some Ash for axe handles.

 

[ocean1975]

I found a lovely patch of wild strawberries the other day,sat down with my dog and eat quite a few the dog didn't think to much of them tho.

 

[Man of Tanith]

just some birch bark to refill my tinder pouch, but i have seen where there is loads of rosebay willow herb so i shall gather the seed heads in a month or so

 

[DaveBromley]

I'm off for a forage this weekend, i want some nettles for cordage birch bark to start puting together a fire pouch and hopefully cramp balls although not sure where to look for those!! and i wanted some wood for whittling, also a reckie as to where the various fruits im waiting for are upto lol

Thanks Dave

 

[JDO330]

Birch bark and pine cones to get my fire going at home.

 

[DaveBromley]

on that note can anyone suggest good carving wood and how to aquire it? I dont have any experience in taking wood from the tree, can i just take what i want or it there a specific area of the tree/time of year to do this?


Thanks Dave

 

[Harvestman]

I've been very foragy lately. Marsh samphire, raspberries, meadowsweet, some wych elm (just because), a few bits of ash, a bit of rhododendron (now a 2-pronged fork), harlequin ladybirds, and spotting lots of unripe sloes, apples and plums for later on. Plus going limpet collecting on the weekend. Oh, and pounds and pounds of cherries.

It keeps me busy.

 

[Wayland]

Got a few cramp balls and a bag full of pine cones for the moot today.

 

[naefearjustbeer]

My kids came back from the forest with loads of pine cones so that we can go toast some marshmallows over a fire when this pesky rain stops!

 

[Petey]

I've just found a service tree slap bang in the middle of my local park, so I can happily claim to having foraged ONE chequer. and I'll leave the rest for several months (Bleh!)
twas a nice walk as I then continued my recent daily habit by using my tele rod to haul yet another carp out of the pond. (7lb grass carp today)
(all fish returned btw)

 

[Trev]

Hi ,
I was going to say nothing as picking up pinecones is such a habit it doesn't really register as doing , so I did that . Apart from that just checked on some cherry trees to see how they were coming on . And got a stand of nettles to go back to ( thankyou JD ) .
Cheers ,Trev .

 

[mattweasel]

birch bark, cramp balls, and some sycamore for my bow drill, also made some nettle soup. Got hazel nuts growing at the bottom of the garden, so will pick those later on if the squirrels don't get them first and dead bracken leaves for tinder.

 

[Trev]

Got hazel nuts growing at the bottom of the garden, so will pick those later on if the squirrels don't get them first .

hehe , in ten years I've only beaten the squirrals once , I'm sure that if I dug up my garden I'd find a layer of nuts about an inch down - the little nutburying buggers.
Cheers , Trev .

 

[jonnie drake]

managed to get some fresh oyster mushrooms last week 'foraged a few (dozen!) raspberries from my mates garden.

 

[TomBartlett]

A while back I gathered some bark that I've since dried, ready to soak and turn into cordage. Not 100% sure on whether or not it'll be suitable but should be fun giving it a go.

 

[silentpaddler]

Bluebereries ripe already, believe it or not...we did a long climb onto a high ridge, and on the sunny patches there were lots of berries...a couple
weeks ahead of the lowland berries...maybe that would explain why all the bear sign was up on the ridge.....

Saw some eagles soaring above also...

 

[Mojoracinguk]

still tucking into nice cold Nettle ale....it's a bit strange but 'I made it' so it does not matter about that hey
Found some pignut on the walk laast week.
Well next i'd like a run at cordage...and as is by magic a willow has fallen and i need to take limbs off (as they are crushing the boundry fence) so...gifted more projects by natures bounty

Does digging up my potatoes in thegarden count okenest:

Mojo