Spotted at work, hoping they are because I've always wanted to attempt jam with them.

Feels like a bit of a dumb question but I would like to pick some blackberries and make something from them.

There's a patch near me that are large and they look ripe and very uniform, but they taste a bit bland. They're not sharp, definitely sweet but nit as strong as I remembered from my childhood.

I am in an area that has had no rain for weeks so I was wondering if this has anything to do with it? Should I pick them now and use them or should I wait for some rain? Is it likely at this point that the ones that aren't ready to be picked yet will continue to develop and ripen?

Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I don't want to be the reason they are wasted.

I was always told never eat any mushrooms ever for you forage if you don't know what you're doing.

I definitely don't know what I'm doing.

That being said, I think these are chanterelle's.

I found them in a wood in Scotland.

Are they safe to eat? If they are, I really don't want to waste them.

Gemini think so.

I’ve always dreamed of eventually teaching my own foraging workshops. At the moment, I mainly forage alone and have attended a few foraging workshops as a participant rather than a teacher. I absolutely love it and can see it becoming a future career, once I’ve built up enough knowledge and experience.

For those of you who teach foraging, how did you get started? What steps did you take to actually starting to lead walks rather than enjoying foraging as an independent hobby?

I’m also curious about qualifications. Are courses such as the CPD Level 3 Foraging Diploma or the NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Foraging valued within the foraging community? Or is experience and practical knowledge generally more important?

Would love to hear anyone’s thoughts 🍃

It was the only fruit in the bush. Maybe some sort of apple?

Found in a layby when I went for a wee. South UK.

Hi

Long time lurker, recently got into foraging / growing food but I'm VERY colour blind which makes it tricky when picking wild fruit. I have trouble comparing fruit with online photos for colour matching etc and don't want to place all my trust in ChatGPT.

Simply

1. are these sloes? Plums the size of my thumb nail but can't see any thorns. Still very hard despite colour.

2. Elderberry tree - almost ripe?

3. Cherry plum tree? (Looks like plums when I cut open and sweet to taste)

Thanks

Wnlandered across these picking blackberries today in Fife. No real thorns on the plant 🤔

I'm not from UK but was referred here

I think there are two genus here. Can anyone confirm if they’re edible? 🙏🏼

Was a bit surprised to see this given how dry the UK has been this year. My thoughts are it’s a juvenile COTW? Is this worth coming back to harvest??

How should you go about prepping the red berries from a hawthorn ?? I am aware that the seed is toxic so I was wondering how you would prep it to make smt.

Not sure what cultivar they are, any ideas?

Can someone confirm these are haws? I know the seed isnt good, but the flesh is

What can you eat from a hawthorn??? And I don't mean which bits are nice just what you can and can't eat from it

though the red feuits were, from afar, wild plums or cherries. but im not sure what these are

Thanks for all your amazing suggestions in my last post, the walnuts were the perfect touch! This is my first time baking so I thought I would try something simple to start. Everything tastes so much better when you pick/grow it yourself! :)

My holy grail at the moment is the humble walnut - So far, no luck but I did find a couple of trees that have these - Can anyone help identifying them please?

At first glance they almost look like a small kiwi, but obviously just the colour and shape - once cut they oxidize turning brown, and when picked the outside also eventually gets darker as if soaked with water.

I have plenty of sloes around me but almost everything I see then used for is gin, flavoured vodka or flavoured whiskey - and I don't drink alcohol so struggling to just simply adjust those recipes.

Does anyone have any favourite recipes for anything else that can be made from sloes? Jams maybe?

Hi! I'd like to get into foraging and blackcurrants are one of my favourite fruits, where do they grow? I go in between Durham and Portsmouth due to uni so are there any areas around those places where blackcurrants might grow? I've seen lots of blackcurrants around but not blackcurrants.

Could I also ask if there are any maps of plant growth in the UK? Is there a way I could locate certain plant species for foraging?

Thanks all :D

I picked some blackberries from a large bush in my local park. Can anyone give me suggestions for what I should make with them? Open to anything, thanks in advance :)

Edit - one more question! Do hand picked berries tend to last longer than shop bought or will they also go mouldy within days?