Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland: A Foraging and Photographic Identification Guide

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I’ve read many foraging books that have provided comprehensive pictures so that seems a bit of a cop out to me, not even illustrations so at least we could get the gist of what it kind of looks like and then if we do want to attempt finding it in the wild we could reference his guide? Hedgerows are a great place to find most of these plants, but do look around in woods and fields as many grow there too.

I have enjoyed Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland, even as a reader who lives in the Southern Appalachians.

He has been recommended in BBC Good Food magazine, Sainsbury’s magazine as well as in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph etc. My book covers forty-eight plants and includes multiple colour photographs for easy plant identification.

As the opportunity to use what nature has provided, and to encourage more plants in our own back gradens that can be used for a range of purposes – rather than purely to look nice – foraging has become cool! Instead, you can download the accompanying PDF photo identification guide that includes multiple full-colour photographs of each plant to help make identification easy. He wrote the book to help us rediscover our forgotten plant heritage and how to use wild plants as food and medicine. This guide is here to help keep you safe, however, please ensure that you use multiple sources for identifying plants.Very clear descriptions and uses of plants and in combination with the downloadable photo guide the book makes a real treat to read.

I feel if I can get to grips with the 48 common plants discussed in this book, I'll be a step closer to being able to knowing the environment around me on my walks. Never rely on one source for plant identification, and never eat anything unless you are 100% sure it is edible. A flavour profile of each plant lets us know what taste we should expect and a nutritional profile informs us of the nutrients each plant provides. In only a few weeks this exceptional book has helped increase my knowledge of and awareness of, the wild larder that is always within our grasp. Its a bit tricky trying to read it while looking at my phone while walking in the countryside looking for things I want to forage, all at the same time without falling over a log.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. This is a book about plants (some very familiar, some quite rare), which you can eat, but without any illustrations it loses all its value.