Foraging Courses
Come join us on a Wild Food UK Foraging Course, and expand your knowledge of both the edible and toxic plants and mushrooms that grow within the UK. We have over 30 fantastic venues to choose from – whether you wish to forage locally, or prefer to combine your course with a weekend break-away – from Edinburgh to Exeter, Suffolk to Snowdonia and all that’s in between!
Choose your place from the interactive map or calendar, or browse through the list of our current venues below.
Hampshire, New Forest Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 27th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 9th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 17th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 18th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 7th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 27th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Hampshire, South Downs Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 5th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 18th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Cardiff, Bute Park Thrifty Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 29th Mar 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 26th Apr 2025 | 20 | More Details | |
| 17th May 2025 | 20 | More Details | |
| 14th Jun 2025 | 20 | More Details |
Ayrshire, Craigengillan Estate Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 28th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 12th Apr 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 25th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 17th May 2025 | 16 | More Details |
Kent, Badgells Wood Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 12th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 13th Apr 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 28th Jun 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 29th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Edinburgh, Penicuik Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 22nd Mar 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 5th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 18th Apr 2025 | 17 | More Details | |
| 3rd May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 30th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Gloucestershire, Cirencester Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 22nd Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 20th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Somerset, Frome Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 8th Mar 2025 | 15 | More Details | |
| 4th Apr 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 25th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 10th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 6th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 29th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 12th Jul 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Worcestershire, Ashton Under Hill Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 14th Mar 2025 | 17 | More Details | |
| 2nd Apr 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 7th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 6th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 20th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
West Midlands, Castle Bromwich Gardens Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 16th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 4th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 18th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Lake District, Dalemain Mansion Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 23rd Mar 2025 | 14 | More Details | |
| 20th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 4th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 23rd May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Gloucestershire, Notgrove Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 9th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 5th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 26th Apr 2025 | 15 | More Details | |
| 10th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 8th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 21st Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 13th Jul 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Yorkshire Dales, Castiles Farm Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 21st Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 4th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 16th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Cumbria, Hutton-in-the-Forest Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 30th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 6th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 27th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 25th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 1st Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Cumbria, Acorn Bank Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 16th Mar 2025 | 12 | More Details | |
| 13th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 24th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Derbyshire, Peak District Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 28th Mar 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 29th Mar 2025 | 9 | More Details | |
| 30th Mar 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 25th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 26th Apr 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 27th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 30th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 31st May 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 1st Jun 2025 | 16 | More Details |
Shropshire, Bridgnorth Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 26th Mar 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 29th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 17th May 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 7th Jun 2025 | 16 | More Details |
Herefordshire, Eastnor Castle Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 16th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 6th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 26th Apr 2025 | 16 | More Details |
Herefordshire, Drovers Rest Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 15th Mar 2025 | 14 | More Details | |
| 19th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 24th May 2025 | 16 | More Details |
Brighton, Stanmer Park Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 6th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 1st Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Online Zoom Foraging Courses 2025
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 8th Jan 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 8th Jan 2025 to 3rd Dec 2025 | 100 | More Details | |
| 5th Feb 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 5th Mar 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 2nd Apr 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 7th May 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 4th Jun 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 2nd Jul 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 6th Aug 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 3rd Sep 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 1st Oct 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 5th Nov 2025 | 40 | More Details | |
| 3rd Dec 2025 | 40 | More Details |
Monmouthshire, Bryngwyn Manor Spring Foraging Course
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 25th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details |
North Devon, Bulworthy Forest Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 15th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 6th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 3rd May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 11th Jul 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 2nd Aug 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Worcestershire, Rush Farm Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 8th Apr 2025 | 17 | More Details |
North Wales, Snowdonia Spring Foraging Courses.
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 18th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 8th Jun 2025 | 17 | More Details |
Cumbria, Bitts Park Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 14th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 11th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 18th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Hampshire, Havant Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 27th Apr 2025 | 17 | More Details | |
| 14th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
West Midlands, Solihull Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 12th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 9th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 14th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 21st Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Yorkshire Dales, Linton Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 15th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 29th Mar 2025 | 17 | More Details | |
| 19th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 2nd May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 31st May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Herefordshire, Ross-on-Wye Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 23rd Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 27th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 11th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 6th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Carmarthenshire, Glynhir Estate Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 30th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 13th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Buckinghamshire, Ouzel Valley Park Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 15th Mar 2025 | 15 | More Details | |
| 6th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 30th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 16th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
West Sussex, Crawley, Tilgate Park Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 22nd Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 11th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 28th Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Surrey, Warlingham Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 23rd Mar 2025 | 17 | More Details | |
| 17th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 15th Jun 2025 | 14 | More Details |
Warwickshire, Leamington Spa Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 19th Mar 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 5th Apr 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 21st May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 21st Mar 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 9th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 28th May 2025 | 17 | More Details |
Suffolk, Thetford Forest Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 22nd Mar 2025 | 13 | More Details | |
| 23rd Mar 2025 | 16 | More Details | |
| 10th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 11th May 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Devon, Exeter Spring Foraging Courses
| Available Dates | Spaces | Time | |
| 16th Mar 2025 | 14 | More Details | |
| 5th Apr 2025 | 15 | More Details | |
| 4th May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 31st May 2025 | 18 | More Details | |
| 1st Jun 2025 | 18 | More Details |
Online Zoom Foraging Courses 2025
08-01-2025 to
03-12-2025
Learn to forage in confidence with Wild Food UK!
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Somerset, Frome Spring Foraging Courses
08-03-2025 to
12-07-2025
We will be gathering for this course at East Woodlands Village Hall on the edge of Selwood Forest, a beautiful area in the Somerset countryside.
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Gloucestershire, Notgrove Spring Foraging Courses
09-03-2025 to
13-07-2025
Notgrove is a beautiful Cotswold village, with rolling hillsides and various species of mature trees. The various environments around the village allow for plenty of flora and fungi to flourish.
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West Midlands, Solihull Spring Foraging Courses
12-03-2025 to
21-06-2025
Elmdon Park has a mixture of meadows, woodland, streams and ponds, making it a great location for foraging.
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Cumbria, Bitts Park Spring Foraging Courses
14-03-2025 to
18-05-2025
Bitts Park offers us a rich urban foraging destination and due to its size, habitat diversity and riverside location, it is surprisingly full of edible and medicinal plants and a good variety of mushrooms too!
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Worcestershire, Ashton Under Hill Spring Foraging Courses
14-03-2025 to
20-06-2025
Ashton under Hill is a lovely little village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire. We will meet at the Star Inn, a friendly country pub in idyllic surroundings before heading off to discover what the area has to offer.
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Buckinghamshire, Ouzel Valley Park Spring Foraging Courses
15-03-2025 to
16-05-2025
This beautiful park's mixture of hedgerow, meadow and riverside make it a great location for suburban Spring foraging.
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Yorkshire Dales, Linton Spring Foraging Courses
15-03-2025 to
31-05-2025
Join us on a foraging course in the stunning Yorkshire Dales and learn to forage with confidence!
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North Devon, Bulworthy Forest Spring Foraging Courses
15-03-2025 to
02-08-2025
Nestling in 25 acres of forest, teeming with flora and fauna and with five fishing lakes, this venue promises to be rich in good forageables throughout the year.
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Herefordshire, Drovers Rest Spring Foraging Courses
15-03-2025 to
24-05-2025
The Drovers Rest is a beautiful 16th century organic farm, nestled in the Golden Valley at the foot of the Black Mountains. The farm is surrounded by 200 acres of ancient woodland, riverside and common land boasting spectacular views.
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Devon, Exeter Spring Foraging Courses
16-03-2025 to
01-06-2025
These courses will be held in the environs of the Riverside Valley Park, in the area around the Double Locks, a beautiful canal-side pub on the outskirts of Exeter.
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Herefordshire, Eastnor Castle Spring Foraging Courses
16-03-2025 to
26-04-2025
The arboretum here contains vintage Yews and exotic Victorian trees, including ‘the most magnificent collection of cedars in the British Isles’. We expect to find a good number of associated fungi in the Autumn.
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Cumbria, Acorn Bank Spring Foraging Courses
16-03-2025 to
24-05-2025
Acorn Bank is a beautiful old estate, now owned by the National Trust. It's renowned for its magnificent walled gardens, including a fascinating culinary and medicinal herb garden, lily pond, herbaceous borders and traditional fruit orchards.
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West Midlands, Castle Bromwich Gardens Spring Foraging Courses
16-03-2025 to
18-05-2025
Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens represent a rare example of a 17th century Jacobean country house, complete with its original garden setting and parkland.
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Warwickshire, Leamington Spa Spring Foraging Courses
19-03-2025 to
21-05-2025
We will meet at the Red Lion, a beautiful riverside pub in the village of Hunningham on the outskirts of Leamington Spa. This lovely venue is within easy reach from Warwick, Coventry, Rugby, Banbury, Birmingham, Redditch and Leicester.
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Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon Spring Foraging Courses
21-03-2025 to
28-05-2025
We will meet at the Brampton Mill, a beautiful riverside pub along the Great Ouse, near Huntingdon.
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Yorkshire Dales, Castiles Farm Spring Foraging Courses
21-03-2025 to
16-05-2025
Little Seed Field sits within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty surrounded by fields, meadows, coppices of woodland and ponds, making it a perfect place to come and learn about foraging for wild tasty edibles.
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Suffolk, Thetford Forest Spring Foraging Courses
22-03-2025 to
11-05-2025
Thetford Forest is the largest man made lowland forest in England. The St. Helens Picnic Site location within this great forest, is where we'll be enjoying our course.
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West Sussex, Crawley, Tilgate Park Spring Foraging Courses
22-03-2025 to
28-06-2025
This large West Sussex park’s mixture of broad-leaved woodland, heathland and lakes, make it the perfect place for a diverse range of wild foods to flourish all year round.
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Gloucestershire, Cirencester Spring Foraging Courses
22-03-2025 to
20-04-2025
There is a rich flora present and with a number of mature oaks and beeches, we can hope to find a really interesting array of fungi, in season.
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Edinburgh, Penicuik Spring Foraging Courses
22-03-2025 to
30-05-2025
During these courses we will traverse meadows, woodland and hillside in the Flotterstone area of the Pentland Hills Regionall Park. We expect in the Summer & Autumn to find a wide variety of some of the best edible mushrooms around.
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Surrey, Warlingham Spring Foraging Courses
23-03-2025 to
15-06-2025
This course begins at The Harrow, a charming country pub in Warlingham where there is a huge variety of wild edibles waiting to be discovered!
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Herefordshire, Ross-on-Wye Spring Foraging Courses
23-03-2025 to
06-06-2025
St Mary’s churchyard is home to one of the oldest Yew trees in Britain believed to be well over 1,000 years old! We will meet at the Alma Inn, a beautiful village pub in the Herefordshire countryside.
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Lake District, Dalemain Mansion Spring Foraging Courses
23-03-2025 to
23-05-2025
The varied habitats of the Dalemain Estate parklands and gardens area provide a rich, year-round array of plants, trees and fungi for us to explore.
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Shropshire, Bridgnorth Spring Foraging Courses
26-03-2025 to
07-06-2025
Comer Woods is part of the beautiful Dudmaston Estate, on the outskirts of Bridgnorth. The perfect mix of pine, beech, ancient trees and well established meadows, allow for a diverse range of plants and mushrooms to grow throughout the year.
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Derbyshire, Peak District Spring Foraging Courses
28-03-2025 to
01-06-2025
The Peak District is incredibly rich in edible wild plants and mushrooms, making this one of our favourite locations to host our courses from.
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Ayrshire, Craigengillan Estate Spring Foraging Courses
28-03-2025 to
17-05-2025
Craigengillan is an award-winning 3000 acre estate, set amidst the hills of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Encompassing ancient native woodlands, pasture, wetlands, heaths and lochs, we're excited to see what we'll find here!
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Cardiff, Bute Park Thrifty Foraging Courses
29-03-2025 to
14-06-2025
These shorter courses have been designed to help you to utilise the edible wild foods that can be found on your very own doorstep, at a much reduced ticket price.
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Carmarthenshire, Glynhir Estate Spring Foraging Courses
30-03-2025 to
30-03-2025
Glynhir Estate provides a cornucopia of wild plant & mushroom species year-round, making this a superb venue for both Spring and Autumn foraging.
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Cumbria, Hutton-in-the-Forest Spring Foraging Courses
30-03-2025 to
01-06-2025
The UK’s leading gardening charity aims to enrich everyone’s life through plants, making the UK a greener and more beautiful place. This makes Hutton-in-the-Forest a very special place to visit and forage!
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Hampshire, South Downs Spring Foraging Courses
05-04-2025 to
18-05-2025
Sitting in the midst of the South Downs, this impressive mix of open grassland and vast woodland provide a diverse habitat for a wide range of wild plants and mushrooms to flourish throughout the year.
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Brighton, Stanmer Park Spring Foraging Courses
06-04-2025 to
01-06-2025
You'll learn all about the lovely wild greens - and hopefully some early mushrooms - that can be found growing in this beautiful city Park, whilst learning to forage with more confidence.
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Worcestershire, Rush Farm Spring Foraging Courses
08-04-2025 to
08-04-2025
Established hedgerows, species rich grassland and ancient pasture ensures that our courses here will cover a wide variety of plants and mushrooms throughout the year.
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Kent, Badgells Wood Spring Foraging Courses
12-04-2025 to
29-06-2025
Situated on top of the Kent Downs in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, you'll find a private and beautiful woodland, designated as a local wildlife site and brimming over with nature.
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Monmouthshire, Bryngwyn Manor Spring Foraging Course
25-04-2025 to
25/04/2025
Once again we have the opportunity to host from Bryngwyn Manor, which is part of The National Garden Scheme. The Manors' 3 acres of gardens and meadows make it perfect for a Spring forage!
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Hampshire, Havant Spring Foraging Courses
27-04-2025 to
14-06-2025
This beautiful country park sits in 180 acres of established parkland and ancient woodland. This provides a diverse habitat for a wide range of wild plants and mushrooms to flourish throughout the year.
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Hampshire, New Forest Spring Foraging Courses
27-04-2025 to
27-06-2025
Join us on a foraging course and learn all about Nature's Bountiful Larder!
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North Wales, Snowdonia Spring Foraging Courses.
18-05-2025 to
08-06-2025
Cefn Coed is a magical setting for our foraging courses. This historical Welsh farm nestles within a sheltered valley, surrounded by its own 75 acres of farmland and forests, including ancient oak woodland - great for mushrooms!
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