July Coastal, Hedgerow and Woodland Foraging Walk B, Galloway

£30.00£60.00

Saturday, 31 July 2021
14.00 - 18.00

A guided foray exploring delicious and healthy wild foods of Galloway’s merse (tidal salt marsh), beaches, maritime hedgerows and summer woods.

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£60.00


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Note: I sometimes have cancellations. To be added to the waiting list for this event please click the link above or if that doesn't work email me at mark@gallowaywildfoods.com using the title “Waiting List” followed by the full url of this page. State in the text how many places you are looking for.

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Description

A guided foray exploring delicious and healthy wild foods of Galloway’s merse (tidal salt marsh), beaches, summer hedgerows and woods.

Summer is high season for the delicious, succulent plants that thrive along the coast. This event is designed to make the most of them, as well as the tasty and aromatic greens and blossoms of maritime woods and hedgerows. Over the course of about 1.5 miles of  walking over 4 hours we will explore a wide range of summer wild foods of salt marsh, sandy beach, rocky shore, woods and hedgerows in an exceptionally beautiful area of Galloway.  Novices and experienced foragers looking to increase their repertoire will enjoy this event.

Family friendly – 1.5 miles easy walking for all ages. Stout footwear is recommended for the salt marsh part of the walk, which can be muddy. As with all Galloway Wild Foods events, this walk is guided by Mark Williams who has been teaching about foraging for over 25 years.

Meeting place:  Coast near Gatehouse of Fleet, Galloway. Ticket holders will be notified of our exact meeting place in the week before the event.

Expect: Up to 1.5 miles gentle walking, initially on muddy salt marsh, then sandy beach and well made paths, over about 4 hours. I will bring a pre-packed wild food picnic with lots of treats, tasters and tipples for you to enjoy on the beach at the end of the walk. All dietary requirements can be catered for and can be added when you book.

Learn: Coastal succulent plants of the salt marsh/merse, and blossoms/herbs of summer woods and hedgerows.  Finding, identification, poisonous lookalikes, mindful harvesting, expert tips, folklore/traditional uses, modern gourmet/medicinal uses, nutrition, processing, recipes, cooking tips.

Note: Although this walk is coastal, we will not encounter many seaweeds on this route.

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This event is fully risk assessed around current Covid 19 situation and guidelines (hopefully this will all be much easier by summer!). Please read Galloway Wild Food’s C19 policy here.

Learn about foraged spices and preserves

Bring: 

Essential: Wellies or walking boots – the salt marsh can be muddy, weather-appropriate clothing, drinking water

Optional: A small basket or cloth bag, notebook, camera, fungi field guide if you have one

Please note: This event is not recommend this event for children under 8 years old. Sorry, no dogs, unless by prior arrangement.

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