Autumn Foraging with Wild Food UK

About

Hutton-in-the-Forest is a beautiful historic house and garden, situated on the northern edge of the Lake District. A visit to Hutton is a remarkable journey through time, with its medieval Stone Hall and Walled Gardens, that have been in Lord Inglewood's family since 1605. You can find an amazing Arboretum woodland walk with trees that are over 200 years old.

Hutton-in-the-Forest is a Royal Horticultural Society Partner Garden. This is the UK's leading gardening charity, that aims to enrich everyone's life through plants, making the UK a greener and more beautiful place. This makes Hutton-in-the-Forest a very special place to visit and forage!

Our courses begin with a short introduction to Wild Food UK, what to expect from your day and a brief of the general countryside codes, including our Foraging Code.

Heading off at a leisurely pace around the grounds, your instructor will teach you how to safely identify the different species of edible and poisonous plants and mushrooms that you discover.

This exploration will take about 2.5hrs, during which we'll take a break for a homemade refreshment, such as our warming Hogweed & Wild Garlic soup or Elderflower Champagne!

After the walk we will end the day with a tasty Wild Food meal. This will include a selection of foraged homemade treats created by your instructor, and a dish made with what we have collected during the walk.
All of our food is seasonal, so what you are served depends on what is growing at that time of year. In Spring we will be making use of the fresh wild greens and in Autumn, the array of tasty wild mushrooms that the area has to offer.

You will receive a comprehensive set of Wild Food UK 'course notes' a few days after your course. This email will contain links and articles relating to the plants and mushrooms we discovered, or discussed during the day.

Why not check out the Gardens at Hutton before or after the foraging course? Head to their website for more information.