These are for you if:
✦ You want gain and share plant knowledge
✦ You’re ready to use wild food and medicine
✦ You’re curious about how nature can heal
✦ You want to feel connected where you live
Our pace will be slow as we learn the different shapes, smells and tastes of each season.
I’ll invite you to touch and taste plants, but there is no pressure to do so!
We'll stick to the paths as much as possible.
They can get a muddy so bring weather appropriate clothing and shoes.
If you have any access requirements, please get in touch.
All foraging walks can be adjusted easily for mobility and wheelchair access.
Winter
Friday 21st February : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Saturday 22nd February : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Spring
Friday 28th March : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Saturday 29th March : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Friday 11th April : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Saturday 12th April : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Friday 30th May : 2pm - 4.30pm
Saturday 31st May : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Summer
Friday 27th June : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Friday 18th July : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Saturday 19th July 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Friday 1st August : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Saturday 2nd August: 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Friday 5th September : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Saturday 6th September : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Autumn
Friday 10th October : 2pm - 4.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Saturday 11th October : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
What you’ll do:
✦ Identification skills
Sharpen your identification skills and build on the knowledge you already have - you know more than you think.
✦ Sensory learning
We’ll be touching, tasting and smelling lots of wild edible plants, learning where they live and how to find them again.
✦ Poisonous plants?
Learn about poisonous plants too so you can feel confident and safe when you’re out foraging on your own.
✦ Time to ask questions
I always make time for listening to others and asking all kinds of questions.
✦ Debunk myths, learn facts
With misconceptions fully out there, you can leave with knowledge of how to find reliable information.
✦ A fresh perspective
Even if you’ve been to a green space before, we’ll look in places your eyes might not have wandered before.
Frequently Asked Questions
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All our walks are slow and will go at the pace of those with us.
If you have any additional needs e.g. finding uphill difficult, please let me know so we can make sure we adjust the route accordingly.
This is no problem and can be arranged for any walk or workshop so just get in touch.
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Yes! Life happens, so if you’d like to reschedule your walk, you can do. Just get in touch.
Please note: you can apply for a refund before 14 days of your original bookings date but reschedules made within 7 days of your event will be not be possible.
In this case, you can rebook onto another date with a 50% cancellation discount but unfortunately we can’t accommodate reschedules or refunds within a 7 day timeframe.
Any questions or queries with the above, please do let me know!es here
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Buses are available from the centre of town to most locations (+15min walk max) - they are all in BSX postcodes.
If you need help, get in touch and I can share some travel routes with you.
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If you are pregnant, do let me know, as above, we can adjust the walk for your pace no problem, this is also essential in case there are any contraindications with some plants we encounter.
If you’ve got a specific place in mind you’d like to explore which is easier for you, email me at maria@healingweeds.co.uk
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There is free parking surrounding all meeting points and places to lock up bikes.
You will be sent specific details about your meeting location in your booking confirmation email so you can make travel plans.
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Yes absolutely, we have an offer to learn with a friend. Receive 10% off your booking when you enter FORAGEPALS at the checkout when booking for two people. Applicable to any walk.
We also have discounts for NHS / Key Workers and bursaries available for those in financial difficulty, get in touch maria@healingweeds.co.uk to find out more.
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There’s plenty of time to ask questions, make notes, take photos and I will be encouraging a lot of touching, tasting and smelling these plants to help you recognise them again.
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A great foraging friend, dogs are welcome! Please send a message to let me know if you’d like to bring your dog, I will ask you consider the temperament of your dog and how they are with groups of people.
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Yes, I’ll send you resources after our time together.
I’m aways here to chat through anything you like afterwards and will support you as you continue learning about wild plants in anyway I can.
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I love having children join these events, so if your child is okay learning with adults, we’ll definitely make this relevant for them too.
If you can, consider learning with a small group of young people then all activities can be geared towards their collective learning.
