When learning to forage, it is more important to familiarise yourself with poisonous than edible species. Though truly dangerous species are much rarer than some people think, there is no room for complacency as there are a dozen or so seriously toxic plants and fungi that are common in the UK.

Wood sorrel is a very common and delicious woodland plant that packs a sour punch way beyond it diminutive size.

Through Galloway Wild Foods, Mark Williams teaches about, and consults on, wild food and foraging in lots of different ways and for a diverse range of clients. Below are some of those ways, with links to more information on how this usually works. Please note that I do not sell wild foods – see below. […]

Seaweed is a remarkable wild food resource, offering nourishment, medicine and delicious flavour if you know what to pick and what to do with it. Click on species below for in-depth information on identification, distribution, harvesting, cooking and recipes for individual species. I recommend reading my Introduction to Seaweed Foraging first, which includes information on […]

Just as wild foods don’t only include plants and fungi, foraging doesn’t have to be a vegetarian pursuit. Galloway is hoaching with delicious fish and game and although its not yet part of GWF’s scope to cover shooting and fishing, there are plenty of animate delicacies that can be harvested benignly – shellfish and roadkill […]