Wild Food, Foraging & Wilderness Cookery (Autumn)

Name: Wild Food, Foraging & Wilderness Cookery (Autumn)
Start: 2025-09-27T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-28T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Chirk Castle

Schedule

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 09:30 am to Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 at 04:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Chirk Castle | Wrexham, WA

Autumn in the woods is the perfect time for foraging wild foods. Join your foraging guides, James & Lea, as we explore the world of edible plants, berries and fungi. “Food tastes better outdoors” is a common phrase but it tastes even better when you have gathered and prepared it yourself.
The secret world of edible wild plants will be opened up to you as we search for mushrooms, roots, berries & nuts at this plentiful time of year. To the forager, our woodlands and hedgerows are full of tasty and filling wild food opportunities.
This one day course looks at some of the best and tastiest ways to enjoy wild food. From our basecamp set in the ancient woodland at the National Trust’s Chirk Castle estate we will be exploring the forest and hedges in search of “food for free.”
YOUR WORKSHOP INCLUDES:
* Gain confidence in identifying a variety of edible plants & fungi
* Learn how to prepare fresh fish for the campfire
* Understand the four main cooking areas of the campfire
* Create sustaining meals using wild ingredients
* Confidently identify, prepare and consume a wide variety of wild foods
* Bake fresh bread in a dutch oven
* Learn how to forage with a sustainable approach to the habitat
* Enjoy a range of wild foods freshly prepared by you and the tutors at basecamp
The course costs £75 per person and is open to adult learners aged 16 years and over. The day begins at 9.30am and finishes as 4.30pm. You can get your tickets on our website...
SAT 27th: https://woodlandclassroom.com/event/wild-food-foraging-wilderness-cookery-autumn-5/
Sun 28th: https://woodlandclassroom.com/event/wild-food-foraging-wilderness-cookery-autumn-6/
ABOUT THE TUTORS
James is the Head Bushcraft Instructor at Woodland Classroom, having worked in environmental education & conservation for over 10 years. James’ approach to teaching steers his students toward fostering a deeper connection with nature through understanding the landscape around us; “Bushcraft skills are an effective way to do this as we learn how to make use of natural materials and live lightly with the land, whilst also connecting with our own ancient past by seeing the land through the eyes of our ancestors.”
Lea is a qualified Counsellor and Mindfulness in a Woodland Setting practitioner. She is a firm believer in the power of nature to be therapeutic for everyone. Lea is an active forager, passionate about how we can use common plants for both food and medicine. She enjoys making her own tinctures and medicinal remedies for treating common ailments.
ABOUT THE VENUE
The National Trust's Chirk Castle estate includes over 480 acres of woodland and parkland to explore, with carpets of bluebells, veteran trees, and a beautifully preserved section of the historic Offa’s Dyke.
The estate is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has also been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest as an important habitat for rare invertebrates, bats, fungi, and wildflowers.
Chirk Castle is 7 miles south of Wrexham, 8 miles north of Oswestry and just 5 miles from Llangollen. It's easily accessible for groups coming buy bus from Chester, Shrewsbury and beyond.