Mother's Day Offer Introduction to Foraging at Plessey Woods
Sun, 30 Mar
|Plessey Woods
Begin your foraging journey and discover the incredible abundance of wild food growing all around you. This course is designed for complete beginners.


Time & Location
30 Mar 2025, 10:00 – 13:00
Plessey Woods, 35 Shields Rd, Plessey, Bedlington NE22 6AN, UK
About the Event
Come along to an Introduction to Foraging Walk and begin your own foraging journey! Explore the incredible abundance of wild edibles, as we take a walk through Plessey Woods Country Park, looking for fresh Spring growth as we go. This workshop will last for around three hours and we will return to the meeting point at the end.
To celebrate Mother's Day, if you are coming along with your Mother or Grandmother, then they can come along for free! Please just register them under 'Mother's Day Ticket' at the checkout alongside your own ticket to make use of this offer.
- What to Expect -
🌱We'll look at how to get started with foraging, how to research and identify wild edibles, how to find find them and how you can continue building your knowledge and confidence.
🌱How to forage safely and within the law.
🌱How to act sustainably when out and about.
🌱You will learn how to correctly identify around 12 wild edibles, which can include flowers, fruits, foliage and fungi.
🌱How to use wild food in the kitchen, including tips on how to prepare, store and preserve them and make the most of your harvest.
🌱We'll also look at the medicinal and nutritional benefits of the wild edibles we come across.
This is a more indepth course style event designed for complete beginners or those looking to boost their confidence with wild food foraging.
- What to Bring -
Please dress for the unpredicatable British weather, and wear whatever footwear you feel comfortable in.
At this time of year, please expect the paths to be muddy.
Feel free to bring a notepad and pen if you want to take notes along the way.
- Accessibility -
This route is through woodland where the paths can be uneven and very muddy, depending on the weather. There is a large car park which is pay and display, but there is free blue badge parking available. There are public toielt facilities at the park, as well as a cafe. If you have any accesibilty requirements  I ask that you can please get in touch before booking just to make sure that this route is right for you.
- Extra Information -
This is an adult only event. For child friendly events, please look at the Wild Food Foraging Walks, or Foraging With Kids sessions.
An email will be sent out to all attendees a few days before the event to email addresses used during the booking process to confirm all of the details and meeting information. Please check your spam filters for these emails.
Tickets
Adult
£40.00Sold OutMother's Day Ticket
To celebrate Mother's Day, Mams and Grandma's can come along for free when purchased alongside your own full priced ticket.
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