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Nature & Foraging
10 Lessons

Nature & Foraging

Read the land, the plants and the tracks.

Plants

How to Look at a Plant

How to Look at a Plant

Leaf shape, arrangement, flowers and habitat

Four Plants Everyone Should Know

Four Plants Everyone Should Know

Nettle, dandelion, plantain and yarrow as identification practice

Toxic Plants You Must Recognise

Toxic Plants You Must Recognise

Foxglove, hemlock, oleander, deadly nightshade and giant hogweed

Trees

Reading a Tree

Reading a Tree

Leaf, bark, shape and the trees of the Mediterranean

Useful Trees and What Wood Is Good For

Useful Trees and What Wood Is Good For

Firewood, tool handles, nuts, shade and shelter

Animals

Reading Animal Tracks and Signs

Reading Animal Tracks and Signs

Prints, droppings, feeding marks and trails

Wildlife Awareness: Distances, Ticks and Snakes

Wildlife Awareness: Distances, Ticks and Snakes

Share the land without getting hurt

Foraging

Responsible Foraging

Responsible Foraging

Law, Leave No Trace, restraint and the positive identification rule

Mushroom Safety

Mushroom Safety

Why the death cap kills, and why apps and photos are not enough

Ecosystems and the Turning Year

Ecosystems and the Turning Year

How land, water, plants and animals fit together