Step into the wild and clear the mind with a 2-3 hour in-depth guided nature walk through the English woodland.
Join us on a 2-3 hour nature walk and talk 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 gift 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!
During the course you will be walking alongside our experts; Megan, Guy, Lucy and Tim who give a different perspective from their different fields of study. Megan and Guy, the foragers, will give identification, and culinary perspectives to wild food alongside the folklore, history and other uses of each plant. Lucy shares a herbalism point of view that will expand your mind to the magic of plant medicine and how you can use it to your advantage. Tim provides a scientific viewpoint to the medical applications, the chemical make up, and why some plants are so deadly!
The walk will start with a safety talk and overview. 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.
LOCATION: The guided walks are based in Queen Elizabeth Country Park, in the South Downs National Park in Hampshire. The location and how to find the exact area will be emailed to you 2 days prior.
