Foraging in September - UK Wildcrafts Foraging Calendar (Part 1 of 2)

[@tweedyoutdoors]

This was a really great video, thanks for making it so detailed! I was on a walk just a few days ago in Hertfordshire / Bedfordshire and I saw so many of the wild edibles featured in this video - it was really perfectly timed!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one 😁

[@kaydavis6752]

In the sixties it was usual for us kids to line up and face the dreaded spoonful of cod liver oil but then followed by delicious rosehip syrup. These helped to ward off winter colds. When mum made up a baby bottle it included a spoonful of rosehip syrup. Our family's babies flourished. I have processed rosehips many years ago and whilst time-consuming it did produce a passable syrup to pour on ice cream etc.

[@suzycat2026]

Happy memories of that Rosehip syrup when younger. 🙂 Wish I had thought to make some syrup earlier, the rose hips all going soggy now.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

I’m a big fan of the rose hip syrup. It’s definitely a good thing to keep for the winter :)

[@AndreaDingbatt]

I only got the Cod liver oil,😝 I love making and taking my own Rosehip syrup now though!!🙂💞

[@ishbelcoulter8681]

I’m only 19 so no such memories - but part of my autumn always involves foraging rosehips, elderberries, blackberries, hawthorn, etc (either I get a glut of rose hip or elderberries because down south they’re at their peak about two weeks apart) to make winter syrup :) it feels so fantastic to drink in hot water in the dark n freezing early mornings

[@geekychemist]

I watched this and then realised the kids have ripe hazelnuts behind their school. They loved picking them and eating them. I didn't know the green ones were ripe, thanks very much!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

That’s great 😁

[@CoiledBooties]

Mushroom season is the most exciting time of year for me too!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@suzycat2026]

Me three 😻

[@kjdempsey]

Hello and welcome to UK Wildcrafts with me, Jin Sloe

[@zusterMalikaLithgow]

Keep going, thank you! 🌲🌳🌲🍂🍁🍂🌳🍁🍂🍄🍄🍄

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@maxibake9323]

Yep, I've definitely seen Sloes & Rosehips. I might have to make some Rosehip Wine again.👍 TFS, & take care everyone.❤🙂🐶

[@MoniMeka]

Watching from USA! 😁

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@cherylwilsherlimberlife7210]

Massive hawthorn berries this year.. with all the heart issues, think mother earth telling us we need to use them ❤

[@beccafirebird]

I've had a wonderful couple of weekends foraging, thanks to you. Hedgerow jelly will be made soon. My mum used to send us down the field for mushrooms when I was young. We were aware of the yellow stainer, no idea how we learned this in the olden days. ...1970s 🤣 Anyway, thank you for reignighting my love of foragaing.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

In the '70s you probably learned 'by word of mouth', someone told you. Maybe even someone showed you irl

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

That’s great 😁

[@Wemius61]

We had a neighbour who would get up at the crack of dawn and pick mushrooms from the field behind our houses. He would exchange some with Dad for some vegetables, and Dad would fry the mushrooms for breakfast in butter. I can still taste them.

[@zusterMalikaLithgow]

Thank you for all you very informative video's and you show the plants and fruits very well. Can you make more recipes? 🌷🌳🌷

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks. Yes I’ve got a few more recipe videos on the way :)

[@paulhaywood5197]

Rosehip makes a very nice tea, and is rich in vitamin C. Quite expensive in certain shop's. Resurch on different ways to prepare. This humble plant saved the lives of many people in France. This is what, Nostradamus, was renowned for, in his field of medicine.

[@NestOvVipers]

I loved brewing rose hip wine 🍷 yum

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yeah I bet it’s delicious 😋

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

Well in I've been thinking we needed a September video ❤

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[@breaksbassbleeps]

I literally just found my first Bullace shrub today too. 😃

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@graemedevine9651]

Thanks again, I've been finding a few parasol mushrooms and cooking them, amazing they're not called wild meat for nothing.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

They are very meaty 😁

[@nwoslothbite3077]

Nice, I hope to find a hazel tree with nuts. :) I've only found sweet chestnut tree's so far.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Sweet chestnuts looking very good this year

[@honorata1935]

Thanks for new episode 😉

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@Littlewing6was9]

Good stuff, happy autumn! I made blackberry and elderberry jelly last month it jammied up really good. Glad we're getting some rain will make it good to forage over the next few weeks. My hazelnuts have almost disappeared due to squirrels but theres loads more locally. Thanks for sharing as always 🌼

[@sarahstrong7174]

Blackberries & elderberries can be mixed with cream to make a lovely ice-cream.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks and happy autumn to you too 😁

[@ericmccann21]

I miss picking sloes and damsons during my time in the UK. Wish folks across the pond could taste them both 😋

[@jackcocker545]

I found a good trick to get hazelnuts from squirrels. I watched a squirrel walk over and bury it then I walked over and dug it up. They strip them off the tree the second they turn ripe and squirrels nick nuts from each other anyway so it's only natural and I can plant them in my garden for more hazelnuts in the coming years

[@ruthsmith2367]

That 16 minutes went to quick 😢 Thank you for your lovely videos, I am learning something new every month 😊

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome Ruth 😊

[@DjbreedKronikaudio]

Love mushrooms im a bit obsessed 😂 some good stuff for beginners here , some nice amd pretty safe suggestions

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[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Love this

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[@pinkmarshmallow352]

Omgoodness. This was so informative. Just what I needed as I live in a rural village. New subscriber. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I’m going to be binge watching all your videos. ❤

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Great, thanks 😊

[@aabbushcraft]

What can I say but another fantastic video mate 👍

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers mate 😊

[@sarahstrong7174]

This is a lovely video, Thankyou.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@hellieflow8889]

Beautiful. Thank you, my friend :)

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Cheers Hellie 😁🌱

[@tommyxbones5126]

I used to feed my ducks & geese sloes & elderberries they loved them

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank you so much for your uploads!! Much appreciated, I have always been a keen forager, so I actually prefer Wildfoods to store bought foodstuffs now altogether!! I'm very grateful to be able to remind myself of some of the food as my memory isn't always so good!!

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks Andrea 😁

[@luckydesilva6733]

Thank you so much .

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[@johnreith4126]

Great video, very clear and informative. Really appreciate it

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks John :)

[@anguillaanguila7255]

Blackthorn is great

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@MostDeliciousSue]

Thank you

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😊

[@suzycat2026]

Thank you for your great video! 🤗 Now I know where a hazelnut tree is, & overloaded with what I thought were weird late flowers.🌻 Mushroom Season just began last week ,, still no Chanterelles > drought even in Scotland this Summer affected everything. Golden Sunshine is my favourite. Happy Equinox everyone 😻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@quantafitness6088]

Thank you! I obviously need go check on my nearby sloan bush soon! Where I live there has been so little rain we barely have any mushrooms. So sad but there is still alot of fall left, keeping fingers crossed they will pop up.

[@paultoner8789]

Loved your video. Gets my enthusiasm for foraging going again.well done thank you

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one Paul 😁

[@aishazamir844]

I saw my first big white topped mushroom the other day and got so excited lol. Thankyou for these videos!! They're super super helpful

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

You’re welcome 😁

[@amerruru2443]

Thank you so much 🌻

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[@awakengrow]

Thanks so much I really enjoyed this, really informative so will probably refer back to it when I’m out and about 🙂

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Nice one 😊

[@LadyChanterz]

Great Video as always! Witht he field mushrooms are they likely to grow in a large ring? Because I think I have identified them in a huge ring in my garden! 🥳😅👐🏼 I have had yellow strainers and St George's grow in the vicinity also.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Hi yes they can grow in rings, but some toxic mushrooms do too

[@silviamagda]

Lovely video as usual.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@GlitzyWitch]

Brilliant thank you for sharing your expertise 💜

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks Mandy 😁

[@pennythompson4790]

Very interesting videoxx

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@johndowney8713]

Nice video

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

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[@MeltandCast]

Glad I found your channel, very interesting and very chilled. Cheers :)

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks 😊

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

If you wanted to make rose hip tea how would you go about it? Could you boil the rose hips whole that way you don't even get the seeds or the hairs? Right

[@mariabatlles7032]

Yes you can.. and you can dry them to use during the winter, too.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Yes that’s fine as long as they don’t split open. Also it’s best not to boil them directly as it kills the nutrients. It’s best to boil the water, let it cook down a bit then steep the hips for a while

[@marcusssssssssss-n5n]

Absolutely Amazing as always💪🏼, is there a book i can buy to get to grips of the different things to identify throughout the year? Your videos have more than enough info it’s just something to cross check it with so I don’t pick anything poisonous?

[@katieannjones89]

If you scroll down all the Wildcraft UK videos, almost back to the beginning, he does a clip listing all his favourite books. The clip is called - Best Books For Foraging.

[@marcusssssssssss-n5n]

Thank you 😁

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Thanks. As Katie said I’ve done a video on that. The Foragers Calendar is a good one for a year round book :)

[@simonchilli2088]

I was told by a vegan some years ago that he combined rosehips and hawthorn berries together to make a honey substitute. Not tried it as I'm not vegan but could be worth a try if you are.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

I’m not vegan but yes that sounds good 😁

[@silviamagda]

We don't have to be vegan to try it. It sounds lovely.

[@Kermitthebadger]

I've never seen most of the berries/fruit you've shown this videos! I wonder if we get them in Norway, I guess the climate is similar just colder. We do have lingonberries growing everywhere but I don't really bother with them, the flavour isn't very pleasant to m

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

I’m pretty sure most of these will grow in Norway yes :)

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

When I see white mushrooms in the field always I fear they are deadly Amanitaceae. Am I right to have that fear, or aren't there any Amanitaceae looking like field mushrooms?

[@FaceEatingOwl]

I believe the gills are usually white on the toxic ones.

[@dlevi67]

Unfortunately there are - particularly when young. Agaricus can be distinguished by the gills colour and the smell, but if you have any uncertainty, leave well alone.

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

It’s always good to have a bit of fear as yes there are deadly ones. As above, Agaricus can be distinguished by the hill colour. Amanitas usually have white gills, but there are also plenty of edible mushrooms with white gills. It’s always best to just learn each mushroom individually though to avoid any confusion

[@apsert]

The REASON fruits and veg are of better where roads are iS for the same reason motorway stops have lush green trees and grass. A 2017 study showed that the Co2 released from cat converters actually helped bring down natural green house gasses ! FACT !

[@suzycat2026]

CO2 = plant food 👍🏻

[@dlevi67]

How you can manage to keep talking after biting on a sloe, only you know! 😁

[@UKWILDCRAFTS]

Haha I’m used to them now 😁