Foraging Nature Walks
Upcoming Foraging Nature Walks
Celebrate the seasons whilst walking through the glorious Westerham countryside. On our foraging nature walks you will learn where to find fascinating plants, how to safely identify them, and all about their medicinal benefits...and a bit of folklore along the way.
A light lunch starring these nutritional plants will be provided and you will take away foraging notes and recipes - ready for your own foraging adventures!
Elderberry Magic: September 2024
As summer comes to a close, we are rewarded with berry season - hedgerows are brimming and heavy with the colourful, jewelled fruits of elder, rose, hawthorn and bramble. In this nature walk, we will be focusing on the magical elder tree, which produces prolific deep purple berries from late August through to early October. Elderberries are rich with medicinal properties and over the centuries, have been used to treat colds, flu, fever, burns, cuts, and more than 70 other maladies, from toothache to the plague...!
We'll also be on the look-out for blackberries, hawthorn berries and the start of the rosehips.
Elderberry Magic walks take place on Monday 9th and Monday 16th September from 11am - 1:30pm.
Full instructions on how to join will be shared once a booking has been made.
Autumn Abundance: October 2024
The UK is famed for it's fiery display of autumnal leaves - and in Westerham we are surrounded by beautiful, ancient woodlands that are brimming with edible treats at this time of year. Join us for a nature walk through the woods to soak up nature's bounty before the winter months take hold!
We'll be on the look-out for sweet chestnuts, rosehips, hawthorn berries, sloes, and nuts - such as beech and hazel.
Autumn Abundance walks take place on Friday 11th and Friday 18th October from 11am - 1:30pm.
Full instructions on how to join will be shared once a booking has been made.