Foraging Walks
These walks are for you if:
✦ You’re ready to meet the edible and medicinal plants around you
✦ You want to gain practical skills and spend time outside more confidently
✦ You enjoy learning with others and sharing knowledge that’s been stored away
✦ You want to fill your food and medicine cupboards chest with wild plants
Winter
Medicinal mushrooms like turkey tail, fresh new growth of leafy greens like nettle, sticky weed and cow parsley.
Sat 21st Feb : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Sun 22nd Feb : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Sun 22nd Mar : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Spring
Leafy greens appear as a carpet outside like ground ivy, tree leaves are tender like hawthorn and linden.
Sat 11th April : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Sat 2nd May : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Sun 3rd May : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Summer
Many flowers in full bloom like yarrow and mugwort, trees develop fruits like apple and pear.
Sun 12th Jul : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Sat 1st Aug : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Sun 2nd Aug : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Autumn
Fruits and seeds like burdock and plantain, trees develop nuts like acorn, hazel and beech.
Sat 19th Sept : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Purdown Open Space
Sat 17th Oct : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Eastwood Farm
Sun 18th Oct : 10am - 12.30pm ✦ Conham River Park
Conham River Park merges with riverside paths, hedgerows and woodlands ✦ BS15 3AW ✦
Eastwood Farm wanders down the hill to the riverside, through open space and woodlands ✦ BS4, 4ED ✦
Purdown Open Space overlooks the city with hilltop hedgerows and sloping meadows ✦ BS7 9NP ✦
✦ Identification skills
Learn where edible and toxic plants grow, when to trust your judgement and how to safely forage on your own. You’ll leave with knowledge and a foundation in finding our most abundant wild food.
✦ Sensory learning
Always an invitation to touch, taste and smell as we use all our senses, curiosities and memories to reconnect. Recognise plants with confidence by drawing on these experiences.
✦ Accessible for all
All ages and abilities welcome, we'll stick to the paths as much as possible. If you have additional access needs, we can adjust our route and pace, get in touch - maria@healingweeds.co.uk.
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.
