Suffolk, Thetford Forest Spring Foraging Courses

Thetford Forest is a large pine forest to the east of England within reach of Downham Market, Bury St Edmunds, Norwich and even Cambridge.

The course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers.

Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the area and along the Little Ouse river, teaching you how to identify the different Spring shoots, plants, flowers and hopefully mushrooms that we find.

There will be a break along the way for some homemade refreshments such as our lovely hogweed and wild garlic soup.

After the walk we will head back to the picnic site to end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found. This will include some treats made from our recent finds, a wild salad that we will pick on the day and possibly even some wild garlic pesto.

After the course, we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day to help you remember what you have learnt.

Please note that on the small chance that there are forest operations, or car park works taking place in the St. Helen’s picnic site area, we will let you know of an alternative meeting point.  

St Helen’s Picnic Site
Santon Downham
Brandon
Suffolk
IP27 0TJ

At the St Helen’s Picnic Site.

Please note that using the postcode alone will not take you directly to St Helen’s Picnic Site, so you need to familiarise yourself with its position on this map too.

The toilet facilities here are closed, but you can use the toilet block at the nearby Santon Downham car park by the Forest Offices if required.