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.

Herefordshire, Eastnor Castle Spring Foraging Courses

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16th Mar 2025 18 More Details
6th Apr 2025 18 More Details
26th Apr 2025 18 More Details

Herefordshire, Eastnor Castle Foraging Courses

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4th Oct 2024 5 More Details
26th Oct 2024 18 More Details
16th Nov 2024 18 More Details

Herefordshire, Eastnor Castle Spring Foraging Courses

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16th Mar 2025 18 More Details
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Herefordshire, Eastnor Castle Foraging Courses

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4th Oct 2024 5 More Details
26th Oct 2024 18 More Details
16th Nov 2024 18 More Details

Herefordshire, Drovers Rest Spring Foraging Courses

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15th Mar 2025 16 More Details
19th Apr 2025 18 More Details
24th May 2025 18 More Details

Herefordshire, Drovers Rest Foraging Courses

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13th Oct 2024 12 More Details
27th Oct 2024 9 More Details
8th Nov 2024 18 More Details

Herefordshire, Drovers Rest Spring Foraging Courses

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15th Mar 2025 16 More Details
19th Apr 2025 18 More Details
24th May 2025 18 More Details

Herefordshire, Drovers Rest Foraging Courses

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13th Oct 2024 12 More Details
27th Oct 2024 9 More Details
8th Nov 2024 18 More Details

Bryngwyn Manor, Raglan, Foraging Course with The National Garden Scheme

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4th Oct 2024 0 More Details

Cumbria, Ennerdale Foraging Courses

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27th Oct 2024 6 More Details
8th Nov 2024 14 More Details
17th Nov 2024 14 More Details

Online Zoom Foraging Course

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Field Mycology and Mushroom Foraging Courses

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5th Oct 2024 0 More Details
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26th Oct 2024 1 More Details

Online Zoom Foraging Course

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Field Mycology and Mushroom Foraging Courses

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5th Oct 2024 0 More Details
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26th Oct 2024 1 More Details

Cheshire, Lloyds Meadow Autumn Foraging Courses

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19th Oct 2024 0 More Details

Worcestershire, Rush Farm Foraging Courses

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9th Oct 2024 14 More Details

Worcestershire, Ashton Under Hill Foraging Courses

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18th Oct 2024 11 More Details
8th Nov 2024 7 More Details

Cumbria, Acorn Bank Foraging Courses

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12th Oct 2024 11 More Details

Kent, Badgells Wood Foraging Courses

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6th Oct 2024 3 More Details
18th Oct 2024 7 More Details
17th Nov 2024 3 More Details

Cumbria, Eden Valley Glamping Foraging Course

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19th Oct 2024 12 More Details
16th Nov 2024 16 More Details

Somerset, Frome Foraging Courses

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19th Oct 2024 0 More Details
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North Wales, Snowdonia Foraging Courses.

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12th Oct 2024 1 More Details
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Ayrshire, Craigengillan Estate Foraging Courses

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18th Oct 2024 13 More Details
9th Nov 2024 11 More Details

Hampshire, Ewhurst Estate Foraging Courses

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25th Oct 2024 11 More Details
2nd Nov 2024 0 More Details

Cumbria, Hutton-in-the-Forest Foraging Courses

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10th Oct 2024 11 More Details
25th Oct 2024 11 More Details

Lake District, Dalemain Mansion Foraging Courses

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20th Oct 2024 10 More Details
10th Nov 2024 14 More Details
15th Nov 2024 14 More Details

Yorkshire Dales, Castiles Farm Foraging Courses

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11th Oct 2024 0 More Details

Gloucestershire, Notgrove Foraging Courses

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6th Oct 2024 0 More Details
26th Oct 2024 0 More Details
10th Nov 2024 11 More Details

Norfolk, Thorpe Forest Foraging Courses

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1st Nov 2024 7 More Details
2nd Nov 2024 0 More Details
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Shropshire, Bridgnorth Foraging Courses

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11th Oct 2024 1 More Details
23rd Oct 2024 18 More Details
9th Nov 2024 0 More Details

Staffordshire, Cannock Chase Foraging Courses

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19th Oct 2024 0 More Details
6th Nov 2024 14 More Details

Buckinghamshire, Shenley Wood Foraging Courses

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20th Oct 2024 0 More Details
10th Nov 2024 1 More Details

Carmarthenshire, Glynhir Estate Foraging Courses

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12th Oct 2024 12 More Details
3rd Nov 2024 8 More Details

Surrey, Guildford, Chantry Woods Foraging Courses

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5th Oct 2024 0 More Details
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West Sussex, Crawley, Tilgate Park Foraging Courses

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Hampshire, South Downs Foraging Courses

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Surrey, Warlingham Foraging Courses

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Gloucestershire, Cirencester Foraging Courses

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25th Oct 2024 0 More Details
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Herefordshire, Ross-on-Wye Foraging Courses

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6th Oct 2024 6 More Details
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9th Nov 2024 18 More Details

Cardiff, Bute Park Foraging Courses

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20th Oct 2024 0 More Details

Surrey, Banstead Foraging Courses

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20th Oct 2024 0 More Details
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Edinburgh, Penicuik Foraging Courses

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26th Oct 2024 0 More Details

Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon Spring Foraging Courses

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21st Mar 2025 18 More Details
9th May 2025 18 More Details
28th May 2025 18 More Details

Derbyshire, Peak District Foraging Courses

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Hampshire, New Forest Foraging Courses

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4th Oct 2024 2 More Details
11th Oct 2024 7 More Details
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Devon, Exeter Spring Foraging Courses

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31st May 2025 18 More Details
1st Jun 2025 18 More Details

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Cumbria, Hutton-in-the-Forest Foraging Courses

10-01-2024 to 25-10-2024
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!
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

Bryngwyn Manor, Raglan, Foraging Course with The National Garden Scheme

04/10/2024 to 04/10/2024
This autumn, we're excited to be offered the wonderful opportunity of collaborating with the National Garden Scheme at the beautiful Bryngwyn Manor!
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

Cumbria, Eden Valley Glamping Foraging Course

01-10-2024 to 16-11-2024
Eden Valley is situated in the stunning Cumbrian countryside. Located near Carlisle, Eden Valley Glamping has forests, meadows, hedgerows and ponds, which make it perfect for foraging!
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

Cumbria, Acorn Bank Foraging Courses

01-10-2024 to 12-10-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Steep slopes, rough woodland
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Worcestershire, Rush Farm Foraging Courses

01-10-2024 to 23-10-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Staffordshire, Cannock Chase Foraging Courses

02-10-2024 to 09-11-2024
Cannock Chase is a large area of natural deciduous woodland, coniferous plantations and lowland heath, creating a diverse environments for many wild mushrooms to flourish during the autumn months.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Derbyshire, Peak District Foraging Courses

04-10-2024 to 03-11-2024
The Peak District is incredibly rich in edible wild plants and mushrooms, making this one of our favourite locations to host our courses from.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Long hills very rough ground
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Herefordshire, Eastnor Castle Foraging Courses

04-10-2024 to 04-10-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Online Zoom Foraging Course

10/04/24 to 14/08/24
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths

Surrey, Guildford, Chantry Woods Foraging Courses

05-10-2024 to 03-11-2024
Chantry Woods’ approximately 200 acres of woodlands are home to British Oak, Ash, Beech, American Redwood and Fir making it ideal for Summer and Autumn foraging.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Herefordshire, Ross-on-Wye Foraging Courses

06-10-2024 to 19-10-2024
St Mary's churchyard in Linton 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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Gloucestershire, Notgrove Foraging Courses

06-10-2024 to 10-11-2024
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.  
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Steep slopes, rough woodland
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Kent, Badgells Wood Foraging Courses

06-10-2024 to 18-10-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Hampshire, New Forest Foraging Courses

11-10-2024 to 27-10-2024
Join us on a foraging course and learn all about Nature's Bountiful Larder!
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Shropshire, Bridgnorth Foraging Courses

11-10-2024 to 09-11-2024
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadSuitable for wheelchairsSuitable for pushchairs

Yorkshire Dales, Castiles Farm Foraging Courses

11-10-2024 to 11-10-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

West Sussex, Crawley, Tilgate Park Foraging Courses

12-10-2024 to 10-11-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Carmarthenshire, Glynhir Estate Foraging Courses

12-10-2024 to 02-11-2024
Glynhir Mansion is a beautiful, rural 17th century farmhouse, set in the stunning Welsh countryside in Carmarthenshire. The Estate provides a cornucopia of wild plant & mushroom species year-round, making this a superb venue for mushrooms later in the year.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

North Wales, Snowdonia Foraging Courses.

12-10-2024 to 13-10-2024
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!
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

Herefordshire, Drovers Rest Foraging Courses

13-10-2024 to 08-11-2024
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. 
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Not suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggestedNo dogs allowed at venue

Ayrshire, Craigengillan Estate Foraging Courses

18-10-2024 to 09-11-2024
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!
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

Worcestershire, Ashton Under Hill Foraging Courses

18-10-2024 to 08-11-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Not suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggestedNo dogs allowed at venue

Hampshire, South Downs Foraging Courses

19-10-2024 to 09-11-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Steep slopes, rough woodland
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Cheshire, Lloyds Meadow Autumn Foraging Courses

19-10-2024 to 19-10-2024
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
No dogs allowed at venue

Surrey, Banstead Foraging Courses

20-10-2024 to 16-11-2024
There is a huge variety of edible plants in the South East, with Banstead being one of our favourite places to showcase what's on offer in this area.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadSuitable for wheelchairsSuitable for pushchairs

Cardiff, Bute Park Foraging Courses

20-10-2024 to 20-10-2024
Cardiff's Bute Park is a beautiful city centre park, and due to its mixed habitat is surprisingly plentiful in wild plant, flower and mushroom species throughout the year.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Lake District, Dalemain Mansion Foraging Courses

20-10-2024 to 15-11-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

Gloucestershire, Cirencester Foraging Courses

25-10-2024 to 10-11-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Hampshire, Ewhurst Estate Foraging Courses

25-10-2024 to 02-11-2024
The Ewhurst Park team are embarking on an estate-wide biodiversity project, which makes this venue a very special place to learn about foraging.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
No dogs allowed at venue

Edinburgh, Penicuik Foraging Courses

26-10-2024 to 26-10-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Steep slopes, rough woodland
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Field Mycology and Mushroom Foraging Courses

26-10-2024 to 18-10-2024
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Not suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggestedNo dogs allowed at venue

Cumbria, Ennerdale Foraging Courses

27-10-2024 to 17-11-2024
Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre is nestled at the base of Pillar, Steeple and Red Pike, making it a remarkable place for hosting our Autumn foraging courses.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Norfolk, Thorpe Forest Foraging Courses

01-11-2024 to 03-11-2024
Thorpe Forests patchwork of conifer and broadleaf woodland provides the oppurtunity of finding a great range of gourmet mushrooms there this Autumn.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadSuitable for pushchairs

Surrey, Warlingham Foraging Courses

02-11-2024 to 02-11-2024
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!
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

Somerset, Frome Foraging Courses

09-11-2024 to 09-11-2024
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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead

Buckinghamshire, Shenley Wood Foraging Courses

10-11-2024 to 10-11-2024
These foraging courses will take place in Shenley Wood, a semi-natural ancient woodland mostly consists of Ash, Oak and Hazel. During the Autumn months we expect to find a range of edible mushrooms.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadSuitable for wheelchairsSuitable for pushchairs

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. 
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Woodland, gentle slopes
Not suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggestedNo dogs allowed at venue

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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat unsurfaced paths or meadows
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadNot suitable for prams or pushchairs, baby carriers suggested

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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths
Happy to have well behaved dogs on leadSuitable for wheelchairsSuitable for pushchairs

Devon, Exeter Spring Foraging Courses

31-05-2025 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.
Terrain type: Terrain Rating: Flat surfaced paths
Happy to have well behaved dogs on lead