Spring Foraging Course at Queen Elizabeth Country Park

About

Queen Elizabeth Country Park is situated just north of Waterlooville, having the A272 to the North and the A27 to the South, makes it easily reachable from Portsmouth, Winchester, Chichester, Fareham and Eastleigh. This impessive 1,400 acre Country Park sits in the midst of the South Downs and includes a mixture of open grassland, dramatic downland and vast woodlands. Opened by The Queen in 1976, the park was once called Buriton Forest and hosts the highest point on the South Downs National Park at Butser Hill.

The course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers. Set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the park, where Wild Food UK will teach you how to identify the different Spring shoots, plants, flowers and hopefully mushrooms that we find. There will be a break along the way for some homemade refreshments such as Wild Food's lovely hogweed and wild garlic soup.

After the walk end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what you have found. This will include some treats made from our recent finds, a wild salad that you will pick on the day and possibly even some wild garlic pesto.

After the course Wild Food UK will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day; to help you remember what you have learnt.

There are limited spaces available so please book your tickets online.