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Marsh samphire (Salicornia europaea)
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Smooth Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
Smooth Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) is a species from the Asteraceae or Compositae family. Also known by a variety of common names including common sow thistle, sow thistle, annual sow thistle,...
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Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Daisy (Bellis perennis) is an herbaceous perennial from the Asteraceae or Compositae family. It is also known as lawn daisy, English daisy, common daisy, bone flower, bruisewort and woundwort. A...
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Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
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QUICK GUIDEChickweedCleaversDandelionGarlic mustardGorseHawthorn leavesNettle
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Fat Hen (Chenopodium album)
Fat Hen (Chenopodium album) is an annual plant belonging to the Chenopodiaceae family. Other common names include lambs quarters, goosefoot and pig weed. The leaves have the shape of a goose foot,...
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Bistort (Polygonum bistorta)
Bistort (Polygonum bistorta) is a hardy perennial within the Polygonaceae family. Also known as bistort, common bistort, meadow bistort, pink pokers, knotweed, adderwort and snakeweed. It is found in...
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Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) is a perennial plant from the Apiaceae or carrot and parsley family. Also known as bishop's weed, bishop's goutweed, goutweed, gout wort, herb Gerard, wild...
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Rewilding a garden
We thought we would share with you our experience of rewilding an ordinary garden. It's not the first time we've had a go at this but when we tried it before it was on a much smaller scale.Buttercups...
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Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
The blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) is a hardy self-fertile deciduous shrub from the Rosaceae family. Also known as brambles. Botanically, it is an aggregate fruit composed of small drupelets. The roots...
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Rewilding
According to Caroline Fraser in her book 'Rewilding the World' biodiversity loss is now lining up to be the greatest man-made crisis the world has ever known. It is the Sixth Great Extinction or...
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Sea Vegetables
There are over six hundred different sea vegetables or seaweeds growing on the coast of the British Isles. Mostseaweed is edible but some taste a lot better than others. The general guidelines for...
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Fungi
This is an excerpt from 'Edible Plants for Preppers' by Amanda Rofe (Amazon Kindle). Price £2.50 or free with Kindle Unlimited. It is a plant-based guide for anyone interested in being more resilient...
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Foraging and growing wild plants
Finding wild plantsWild food is absolutely everywhere. There are hundreds of edible wild plants in the British Isles. Wild plants grow in most back gardens, particularly those that haven't been weeded...
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Edible flowers and leaves
This is an excerpt from Raw Edible Flowers and Leaves by Amanda Rofe. Available on Amazon Kindle for £2.50. It refers specifically to those plants listed in the book but provides a useful general...
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Foraging in July
Here are some of the wild edible plants that can be found in the British Isles in July. The links will take you to more detailed information about the plants. Happy eating!Stinging nettles (Urtica...
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QUICK EDIBLE PLANT GUIDE
Plants for milk and creamAlmondFlaxHazelnutHempOatsSoya beans (soy: USA)Plants for black tea Tea shrubBlackberryRaspberryStrawberry Wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)Plants for herbal...
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The Best Edible Wild Plants in Britain: Easy to find & good to eat
Free sample chapters of The Best Edible Wild Plants in Britain. Available on Amazon. Free on Kindle Unlimited. CHAPTER 1: IntroductionThis book contains plants that I found in my garden which tasted...
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Dog rose (Rosa canina)
p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }a:link { }Dog rose (Rosa canina) is a hardy deciduous shrub in the Rosaceae family. Also known as bird briar, it has a mid-green foliage and pale pink, or sometimes white,...
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Cleavers (Galium aparine)
Cleavers (Galium aparine) is an herbaceous annual plant from the Rubeaceae family. It has many common names including clivers, goose grass, sticky willy, coachweed, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge,...
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