Early Mushroom Forage and Wild Food Experience

£95.00

Saturday, 13 September 2025

10:30am - 2:30pm

Step into the world of wild food on this full day foraging experience.

Learn about the edible world that surrounds you, unlock the magic of mycelium and find out about how incredible foraging is, and notice more in your environment than ever before.

The secrets of nature will be revealed with our expert leaders comprised of foragers, scientists and herbalists, giving unique perspectives on the folklore, history, uses and medicinal nature of the plants you see. Gain a new found appreciation for your environment by learning how to identify edible plants, fungi and berries on your own, and how to incorporate them into your routines.

Sit down to help prepare a wild lunch consisting of seasonal produce you have foraged throughout the day. Then enjoy a deep dive into the wilds with a seasonal workshop consisting of fermentation, herbal extractions, infusions and/food preparation. You will go home with your own creations and new knowledge of the world around you.

Set in the stunning South Downs National Park near Petworth, GU28. An email with full location and details on what to bring will be emailed to you 2 days prior so keep an eye out on your inbox and junk emails.

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Step into the wild and clear the mind with a full day foraging course through the beautiful South Downs woodlands learning what the season has to offer. Deep dive into the natural world guided by professional foragers, scientists and herbalists. Learn the myths, folklore, history, medical uses and edibility of common and unusual wild plants, trees, fungi and berries.

The perfect gift of lovers of the outdoors, hiking, nature, and herbalists and foodies. A great Christmas gifts for those wanting to start a new hobby or learn more about nature. With events every weekend through the year, they are ideal for birthday surprises!

Plan for the day:

Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time to allow for introductions and get settled. The walk will start with a safety talk and overview where you can have any questions answered before we begin. We will then head out into the South Downs woodlands to bathe in nature and learn about seasonal fungi, plants, berries and trees, learning how to identify them from their toxic lookalikes, their properties, edibility, uses and more.

Half way around we will stop in the beautiful scenery for a refreshment break of seasonal goodies made with wild food and drinks. Then we will collect ingredients for our lunch to then sit and enjoy a full three course from wild foraged ingredients. You will help prepare the wild additions to learn how to safely eat and enjoy the seasonal foraged food. All allergies and intolerances can be accommodated for if we have minimum three days notice, please include any requirements upon booking.

Then we will have a wonderful wild workshop which change seasonally to best align with nature. Some workshops you may participate in include: fermentation, wild yeast extractions, tincture creation, herbal tea blend making, in-depth mushroom identification, and much more!

As much as we love your furry friends, they unfortunately do not love foraging! We do not allow dogs on our walks due to them getting frustrated with standing still, slow walking speeds and not getting the true attention they deserve. There are also dangers of them eating poisonous plants and fungi that we are waving around and making look extremely interesting. For the sake of your own sanity and the safety of your fur babies we recommend you leave your pooches at home.
We recommend a minimum age of 16 on our courses as we do talk about very complex scientific topics, touch on adult situations (such as illicit drug use through history) and we all handle extremely toxic and deadly specimens while out. If you think your child will absolutely love the course and are mature enough please get in contact and we can assess case-by-case but otherwise check out our brand-new family-friendly foraging courses!
We head off into the wilderness of the forests and hedgerows where it is unfortunately not accessible with steep hills, rocky ground and wayward roots. Please do get in contact with us if you have any accessibility needs and we can see what we can do and if we have sites that are more suitable.
We like to operate in smaller groups usually 6-12 people. This means that we can communicate effectively with everybody, all the foragers can see and hear the important information and there is the least amount of impact on the environments we are foraging in.