Foraging in April (Part 2 of 4) - UK Wildcrafts Monthly Foraging Calendar

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@llflatty]

Vegan dandelion honey video please 💕💕💕

[@richardlilley6274]

Thank you for sharing and pointing me to this video... Much appreciated

[@susanholbrook1001]

These month by month videos are a seriously good idea. I live in New Zealand, but approximately 95% of the plants and trees shown in your UK videos can be found down here as well. I just have to remember that the UK April would be the equivalent to the NZ October, so our Spring foraging is a few months away yet. ;)

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great thanks. That’s good to know! I want to do a trip to New Zealand one day so it’s good I will know what to forage there :)

[@PaulWooding-dr1og]

These April videos have been such a boon. I can't thank you enough for all this information you put up for free. My diet, and my wallet, have improved immeasurably! I too live near a good coast - Mersey estuary, Liverpool - and have stopped buying spinach since discovering the wonders of sea beet. I've found a wonderful patch right outside a Chinese restaurant! Hope they don't get on to it or it will be bare land by the end of the month. Love your 'proper' use of a drone too. Lovely distant shot of the Severn Bridge (?) Big thanks Lewis: keep up the grand work.

[@saera2865]

Great stuff! I especially liked the cooking suggestions as you went along

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@allmc3120]

I couldn't help not to pick them up when I see them, I ferment it, make pesto, tea, cook them with mince meat.... April is a wonderful season! love your videos as always.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@stevegoody3744]

Thank you so much for another excellent film. Loving your month by month clips. Great close ups, also like how you remind us of similar non edible plants. Can't thank you enough for all your hard work. Your films complement the books I'm using. 👍👍👍👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one 😁

[@askapenguininja]

Hey dude... Simply thank you so much!!!! I have watched all of this series and waiting for the next episode to come out. I am now 3 videos in (April) and re-watching in detail while taking note. I am 32 years old and haven't made notes since Uni lmao. I am going to put this on every video along liking for the algorithm 🤣. I have some Mugwort and Lavender drying out and just made the wild garlic butter. Outstanding effort my friend, keep it up. Peace, love and positive vibes 😁😜✌️

[@llflatty]

Watching this whilst chomping away on some spicy stinging nettle crisps that I made this afternoon using, fried nettles mixed with a bit of chickpea flour, onion salt, cayenne pepper and grape seed oil.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

They sounds awesome 😁

[@LeoliCat]

Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. It's so nice to listen to such a calm voice also. 🙏

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@wolfenstein6676]

Another excellent episode in this series, Lewis, thanks very much for taking thne time to create them. I'm looking forward to the dandelion honey video too, this channel is a foraging and cooking education :) .

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@ramthian]

I pickled them. It’s very tasty 😋

[@EmiliFaust]

Tonnes of three cornered leek grows on my jogging route. I wish more people would forage it because it smells incredibly strong to me and I am allergic to allium!

[@alisdar1234]

Really excellent vidéo. Very inspiring.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thank you 😁🌱

[@paulmacnally206]

Very good 👍 .

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers 😁

[@amerruru2443]

Thank you so much 🌻

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@richardlilley6274]

Thank you for sharing

[@ArtichokeHunter]

I love this series and I really wish someone in my area would do one!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@ruthsmith2367]

Thank you, another great video ❤️

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@melissalambert7615]

Not only are your videos informative but they are relaxing. Hello from a chilly Oregon.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thank you 😁🌱

[@raphaelmann]

Great stuff as always!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers mate :)

[@starlight1867]

April is such an abundant time of year where everything is bursting to life all around - the young plants 🌱 are full of nutrients as well from the new growth that you are picking. Such a brilliant time to learn from you James, thank you for this series 👩‍🌾

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes I love this time of year. Thanks. It’s Lewis by the way 😉 haha

[@starlight1867]

@@UKWILDCRAFTS Sorry Lewis - will do better next time 👩‍🌾

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

It’s no problem 😁

[@emmadudney2504]

Great series very inspiring. What a bountiful abundant wild larder we have in the uk. Hello from northumberland.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks. Yes we’re lucky 😊

[@bellslinki]

Excellent channel! 👍😁

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@woody2run]

Great video thanks

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers :)

[@patdeletfan2662]

thanks superbe

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@mecoptera102]

I wanted it “like” this video about 5 times. Thank you!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Hah thanks 😁

[@llflatty]

These videos are amazing, can’t wait for part 3! 💕

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@OMEGOOLIEBIRD]

Thanks for your videos! I found and tasted everything from you video for last month! the tangle weed tips was the most surprisingly good!

[@pauladawson2648]

Your attention to detail is very much appreciated. Thanx for all the great information. 👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@hellieflow8889]

I absolutely love being on this journey with you. So happy I found you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Ah great thanks 😁

[@birdsaloud7590]

Borage leaves and flowers are nice in a glass of Pimms! They also contain a natural mood enhancer so win win!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Hmm yeah that’s a good idea 😄

[@breaksbassbleeps]

Three cornered leek is one of my faves. Loads growing round here.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yeah same, love it

[@susankelly5976]

Thanks so much ❤

[@SiSwitzer]

Great videos, super useful information, going to get out and find some delicious free food!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@christinehodge3608]

Love the walk ,so many interesting plants,thank you

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😁

[@catkimpton8652]

Awesome vids, thank you! I’ve had a mooch round a local track to farmers field, and found the ground ivy/ cat mint, dead white nettles, and bramble shoots. Really cool, very much enjoyed the treasure hunt! I keep thinking you are saying ‘freak on a leak’ 😹😹😹 (Korn reference if anyone knows their 90’s nu-metal) 💖☀️💖

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Haha I’m going to have that song in my head every time I pick it now 😆

[@PlanetZhooZhoo]

I love your gentle approach and calm video making skills.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@babblingbrooksoutdoors]

New to your vids, I absolutely love them, not a clue how you remember so much 😭😭 just getting into wild camping so will be watching all your vids to see if I can get free food ha ha 😜

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Ah thanks :). Its all about repetition and keeping a journal to write down all the info about each plant. I find writing it down helps me remember

[@babblingbrooksoutdoors]

@@UKWILDCRAFTS good advice mate I will defo keep notes 👌

[@uk-hon5769]

Excellent channel glad KZbin let me stumble across it and of course I've subscribed. One little tip. Supermarkets now sell re-useable, drawstring, plastic mesh fruit and veg bags which are ideal for transporting foraged stuff home. They don't stain and can be easily washed and are pretty tough. If any do get torn they are recyclable.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks :). Ah that’s good I’ll keep an eye out for them

[@djanarchy508]

amazing info thanks i have loads of the 3 corner leeks out back . i will rat some now ;)

[@natureisallpowerful]

Fireweed..noted.its on the list.I've worked out I'm around 2 weeks behind you here in north Yorkshire. Thanks for the video, respect 👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one. Yeah fireweed is a good one to know 😁

[@finight5863]

😆You have massive audiences! Good channel maintenance. at the end of this vid i finally get the message! haha!.

[@stefheartsyou]

Another banger! Thanks so much. Really enjoying the new production too, nice to have beautiful cutaways :)

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😁

[@kimwarburton8490]

Iv just discovered ur channel! Exactly what iv been looking for! Im also SW UK n i love the depth of info n camera work! Youve become my favourite foraging channel in 2 vids 😍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great. Thank you 😊

[@jonbaldwin]

This is a great series. Thanks very much.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one thanks 😊

[@maxibake9323]

This is Brilliant, so glad this Channel's just popped up in my feed. Subbed.👍 TFS, & take care everyone. ❤🙂🐶

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@maxibake9323]

@@UKWILDCRAFTS 👍🌱❤🙂🐶

[@rogersleep]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge very much appreciated 👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one thanks 😊

[@billyliddle5236]

Superb channel, very informative, thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers mate :)

[@shaunboo2532]

Garlic mustard is everywere near me in bolton

[@Edlandish]

Great video, this series is proving really helpful for me already. Went out to my usual places and found a modest little patch of three cornered leek, a fair few bramble buds and then went to the park and found an absolute load of cowslips! Was actually looking at the cowslips last week wondering what they were

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

That’s great 😁

[@PCongeries]

Cool

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😊

[@nadaofnoved9049]

Brilliant video as usual champ

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers :)

[@africaeyesandears]

Lovely vids - thanks for all the info. Bless you

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@angel_on_the_edge8084]

Just discovered your channel and love the March and April foraging guides. Do you plan to do more throughout the year? Great content, thanks for sharing. New subbie here.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊. Yes I’m going to go through the whole year

[@alicecook8878]

Please do the vegan honey dandelion video i beg :)

[@llflatty]

Yes me too!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

I’ll try to do it soon 😁

[@tracerickard9860]

thank you so much for your foraging videos😀, I love that you're thorough in explaining each one👍, looking forward to the next one

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@stuartlewis85]

Great video!!! What red foraging bag are you using?

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😁. I’m not sure where it was from it was a gift

[@anetakrystyna]

You make the best videos in this subject on KZbin. I love them! Thanks. One question, do you cook garlic flowers when you pickle them? Or just add desirable vinegar amount to liquid? I made lots of nice vinegar from wilde apples and want to try.... Just something new for taste 😀

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊. No I don’t cook the buds, I just add them to a pickling liquor of vinegar, sugar and spices. I think I mention them in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Wko4eCmMZ7Z6c

[@Eris123451]

I think that I'd probably disagree to some extent with UK Wildcrafts definition of the term edible, just because something isn't actually poisonous doesn't necessarily make it edible ?

[@LucyKelly-of6cu]

Do you know how to make a cream? I get dry skin. Also, a medicinal cream, as necessary? I read that goose fat is the best, and I suppose you could add some oil of rosemary.

[@thegroove2000]

Is there anything you shouldnt eat there?.

[@johntimbrell]

Hello Geoff. I believe that we live in the same area. I would prefer to contact you directly but I do appreciate that you might not wish to publish your location. I would like to discuss with you the use of pine needles as an anti viral/bacteria product. I make a tea from the needles. The use of pine needles is recognised by much research. I live in Drybrook. If you respond here, I can give you details how to contact me or if you operate as a chef from premises you might care to indicate which village you operate from so that I can contact you. I cannot use Facebook.

[@BumderKing]

Loving this series of vids so far! One thing I think would be useful is more detail differentiating those edibles and similar looking toxic plants. Giant hogweed is a very nasty injurious and invasive plant that when young looks very similar to common hogweed. Obviously common hogweed is much more prevalent and one which you are more likely to come across, but Important to be aware of nonetheless. I certainly wouldn’t want to pick this by mistake. I believe it is more common on waste ground, though I have seen it in dense clumps at the edge farm yards / hedgerows and amongst stands of common hogweed too. if in doubt, do nowt comes to mind with wild foraging . Keep it up :)

[@dennisharvey8287]

Thanks so much for your videos...they're beautifully captured and detailed...and the pace is perfect....

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great thanks mate 😁

[@emmadudney2504]

Just wondering if you could do some videos on seaweed? It seems to be abundant all around our coasts in the uk. Many thanks

[@stevo8412]

Love the vids, would be good if you could come to my garden (over an acre in the woods) and show me what’s what. Only just getting in to this but a vital craft that needs to be learnt! If ww3 kicks off then f me Asda ain’t gonna, most people will suffer!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks :). Yes true, it’s a very important skill. Especially if the shops run out of food for what ever reason.

[@kjdempsey]

Hello and welcome to UK Wildcrafts with me, John Morris. Today I’ll be showing you how to harvest wild raghorn and tea spline

[@liamhanzmusic]

I once transplanted green alkenet thinking it was foxglove (not to eat) easily mistaken!

[@lyndajordan6479]

Thank you so much for these videos, very interesting.

[@skubbydankers]

Thanks for uploading all of these videos, you do such a great job of explaining things visually and verbally, even to a beginner forager, with a strong background in science, you tick all the boxes!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one thanks 😊

[@annabocking8824]

Thank you for your video’s. I am really enjoying them. The next time I go for a dog walk will be a really interesting one for me. Thank you👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one thank you :)

[@jessibaby901]

TYSM for sharing. I'm new to the UK from the US. Having fun learning new edibles in the west midlands. Been really searching for selfheal\allheal prunella vulgaris.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes self heal is great. Probably best to wait until end of May, early June :)

[@sheridanclowes9075]

Super handy thanks. I'm new to foraging so this is great.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@nwoslothbite3077]

Thank you so much brilliant vids

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@dukenegju]

Great information, thank you! Love

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😊

[@ibrstellar1080]

Great video with so much info.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks :)

[@ReeceDee]

Bloody hell its like a herb garden right next to the path ha ha.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Hah yeah it’s true of most areas :)

[@malikalithgow2124]

Do you've a video on wild carrots?

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes I do 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5PMmKduZ7Weabc

[@thegroove2000]

I have got an awesome little book called "food for free" by colins gem that helps me when foraging. Im nothing to do with the book just thought to share with the audience.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yeah that’s a handy book 👍

[@HiruS22]

Pretty sure you mean the one by Richard Mabey. My dad had a copy when I was a child and I bought one of my own when I grew up.

[@galanthusknits]

I think I found a European larch earlier today. Are there any other conifers which produce female flowers that look like those larch roses? I want to make sure I have the right tree.

[@ospreybird]

:-)

[@patrickrose1221]

Good as gold pal , proper job !

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers :)

[@lorrainewilliams8232]

Another easy to follow educational video, thank you 👍👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@mrs.ballzackjones8109]

awesome video

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@karldavies169]

Great mate more people are going down this road for they see what's coming

[@slicktripss4182]

Thank you so much bro !🙂👍 i really love your video's!

[@helenswan705]

I love the way you differentiate edible and not. I love 3cornered leek, less keen on wild garlic which is so fashionable. I wish I had the confidence to ID young fireweed, it sounds right up my street, I will look out for the stands of dried-up old ones.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😁. Yes three cornered leek has a nice milder flavour

[@steph7960]

Thankyou for these videos. Have been foraging for couple years now, but I pick the basics...wild garlic, nettles, plantain etc. So these are fantastic to move on to next part of foraging journey. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome and thanks 😊

[@stevehead365]

Thank you very much for your videos. Using them I have been able to identify hogweed, cow parsley, wild garlic and hemlock. The hemlock is close by an old peoples home, coincidence? I may have found one three cornered leek, yes, just one. I will have to go back and check as my photos are indistinct. My current range is limited due to covid, not corvid ( I am on the mend). I found a couple of patches of Alexanders in Peterborough, it appears to be moving North over the years but I have not seen it locally (North Oxfordshire). Cheers, Steve.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great stuff 😁

[@leemcilhatton4167]

I most certainly say your videos are very useful as I took into foraging from when I came by your videos I am from Belfast and I would like to lean about foraging

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great thanks 😊

[@lizohare1740]

Absolutely brilliant. I have learnt so much from watching your videos. Thank you so much.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great I’m glad they’ve helped 😁

[@vikkiweatherford3338]

I love your site. My ten years old goes to school in the uk I want to get your book and give it to him in few more years. I want to be prepared for any emergency. Vikki hood

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks Vikki 😁

[@robnicolson2747]

Thanks for posting, like all your videos they are brilliant to watch

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thank you :)

[@devvenkiah5589]

Thanks for your video - gorgeous images 👍 Lovin April 💛

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

😁

[@malikalithgow2124]

Thank you. Can you more specify which one is poisoned and with one is edible? Because it's very confusing. Not all viewers are English speaking persons ... 🌿

[@TheRattyBiker]

Seeing the fully grown fireweed also makes sense as they look like great tinder - I've seen that all over the place.

[@Eueueyw]

Another banger, keep it up mate

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks mate

[@finlayturnertrott9354]

❤️

[@margaretmoore7034]

I have just found this video by accident really.. but I am pleased I did. Videos like this should be shown in schools to educate children with useful information instead of filling their heads up with crap that they probably will never use like French and Algebra, the information you show here is absolutely invaluable. I have foraged all of my life since I can remember but mainly fruit and fungi in Autumn and I have never knew that we could eat springtime weeds, but I'm definitely going to be eating these now that you have shown us.. Thank you for sharing this and making this video.. You have got a new subscriber !

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great thanks 😊. Yeah I agree it should be taught to kids, I think it was knowledge passed down by parents until a few generations ago. I suppose when it became too easy to buy everything