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What is the best UK foraging book?

What is the best UK foraging book?

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  • Wild Food. This best selling book by Roger Phillips is truly one of the best foraging guide books available.
  • Food for Free.
  • The Forager Handbook.
  • The Thrifty Forager.
  • The Edible City.
  • The Garden Forager.
  • Hedgerow.
  • Gather.

What is the best foraging book for beginners?

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Is foraging legal in the UK?

All wild plants are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). It is illegal to dig up or remove a plant (including algae, lichens and fungi) from the land on which it is growing without permission from the landowner or occupier.

How do I learn foraging?

How to Start Foraging

  1. Start with one or two plants you can easily identify.
  2. Look around you every time you spot the plant you’re looking for.
  3. Pick a good location; one that is healthy, not contaminated by chemicals or used as a brown field.
  4. Not everything you find in a book will be in your area.

Which is the best foraging book in the world?

Foraging Books and Guides 1 Wild Food. This best selling book by Roger Phillips is truly one of the best foraging guide books available. 2 Food for Free. Another classic but this time pocket sized ‘must have’ Foraging book. 3 The Thrifty Forager. 4 The Edible City. 5 Hedgerow. 6 Gather.

What are the parts of a foraging book?

The book is divided into two main parts: botanical drawings paired with key identification tips, followed by a bounty of herbal, wild foods recipes.

Who is the author of foraging for wild foods?

Foraging for Wild Foods written by David Squire takes you on a journey of self sufficiency and teaches how to claim your own wild food bounty. From salads to stews, Jeremy Puma (Seattle) teaches you to identify and cook delicious meals from wild foods.

Which is the best book for mushroom foraging?

Although it doesn’t have the range and details of Roger Philips’ book, this volume of the River Cottage Handbook Series is smaller (rucksack sized), easier to follow and contains good photos, descriptions and information on the most common edible mushrooms and fungi in the UK. A good field guide, and an entertaining read too.