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Bilberries - one of the best berries to forage
Ten Of The Best European Berries To Forage

Ten Of The Best European Berries To Forage

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Late summer and early autumn is the berry high season. Berries are easy to spot, often grow in quantity and are relatively easy to collect compared to, say, digging up roots and other underground storage organs. Edible berries generally require little processing yet most are also easily preserved as a jelly, jam or leather….

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Wild Wanderings 10 – Dormant Detail

Wild Wanderings 10 – Dormant Detail

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Short days and frigid weather mean many of the plants and trees we are surrounded by in the warmer months of the year are dormant. The landscape is populated by bare trees and skeletal plant remains. There is, however, still much detail in this dormancy. We can continue to work on our tree and plant identification skills through these winter days…