Forage & Find

16/10/2025

18/09/2025

Todays bounty 🖤❤️🧡
Rosehips, haws, sloes and I found some late flowering red clover which will infuse in vodka for a few weeks....blackberries are still abundant in some sheltered places.. Unfortunately, I missed the boat for the elderberries again(!!) this year and didn't collect half as much as I wanted ... They come and go very quickly especially in wet and windy weather.

26/06/2023

This is Greater Plantain (Plantago Major)
I pulled it out of the tunnel today, useful 'w**ds' I often allow to grow in the garden if they are not in my way!

The entire plant is edible, the young leaves are best but older leaves can also be shredded thinly, I often saute them and add to any savoury dish, omelette, stews..

These roots I will fry til crispy today and they really go well with noodle/Asian food.

And then the seeds.. I collect them every year, allowing them to dry in warm place on the stem and when dry, the seeds can easily be stripped from the stem.
Sometimes I give them a quick dry roast in a pan and sprinkle over salads. I also like to add a tablespoon or two to flour when making bread.

This plant, along with it's Plantago relations including Ribwort Plantain has many health benefits so it's really worth eating!

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12/06/2023

Had a great day foraging and filming with James Martin and his wonderful film crew of yesterday!

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17/10/2022

Please book at foragingwalkscork.com.
We will be focusing on leaves, berries and roots. €25, approximately 2 hour walk and finishing with tasters of wild food and drinks.

09/10/2022

One of the last foraging walks of the season! €25, approximately 2.5 hour walk including wild food and drink tasters. Focusing mainly on berries and roots and nuts.

Please book through foragingwalkscork.com

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21/08/2022

Pineapple W**d (Matricaria Discoidea)

If you like camomile tea you will probably love a tea made by infusing a few flowers in boiling water for a few minutes.
When crushed, the flowers release their aroma which is a cross between camomile and pineapple.
It is a very common 'w**d' and thrives in wasteground, dirt tracks and persists even when walked upon. It is in season now!
The flowers and the leaves can be eaten raw, in a salad and the flowers also make a delicious syrup and used to drizzle over ice-cream or diluted with sparkling water.

1.8 litres water
1.5kg white sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
20 pineapple W**d flowers

Bring water, sugar and lemon zest to a boil until reduced by half.
Take off heat and add pineapple W**d flowers.Leave to infuse over night and strain into sterilised jars.
Will keep in the fridge for a few weeks or you could freeze in ice cube trays.

Recipe from: The Hedgerow Handbook by AdeleNozedar.

18/06/2022

Thanks to everyone who came on the walk today in Castlemartyr Woods!

Our next walk is Sunday week, June 26th in Bandon at 10am followed by a short cooking demonstration with wild foods. Roughly 3 hours in total.

Booking through our website, foragingwalkscork.com (link in bio)

16/06/2022

This is Castlemartyr Woods and I will be doing a foraging walk here this Saturday at 11.30am.

We will be identifying and discussing Rosebay Willowherb, Wood Avens, Ground Ivy, Plantain, Meadowsweet, Ground Elder, Cartwheel Flower and Alexander's among many others!

Foragingwalkscork.com for bookings.

13/06/2022

Mitchell's wood, Castlemartyr next Saturday