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Bushcraft Walk: KT8 - Spring Forage and Fishing

£ 50.00

Specifications

Date/Time-Info

Location: London, KT8

Date: 08th Mar 2026

Time: 10:30 – 13:30

Description

This walk is for the budding forager or intermediate bushcrafter wishing to connect with their local environment with a view to include more natural resources in their life.

These walks are split into two parts with a short break in the middle where you will get to enjoy a little pre-prepared taster of something wild... But foraging is so much more than simply wandering about looking for wild food and on this walk you will learn how to approach the vast and truly ancient and instinctual human activity in a safe and responsible manner - whatever your motivation!

London greenspaces are surprisingly diverse in the habitats offered and subsequent range of species to be found, making them brilliant places to learn dependable nature based skills for use further afield when adventuring into the wild...

Seasonality - Spring

Foliage - Salads, greens, herbs & spices
Tree barks
Spring fungi
Flowers

Skills

Plant, tree and fungi ID
Harvesting techniques
Bushcraft; Food, fire, medicine, craft, natural shelter, natural navigation, animal track & sign
Safety and risk assessment
Socially responsible personal environmentalism

Bushcraft Walk

On a Foraged™ bushcraft walk you will learn how to identify wild species of plants, trees and fungi while staying safe exploring the natural world through the eyes of a forager whether searching for food, medicine, craft, shelter or fuel materials. We will stop to look at the various species as we find them and discuss their ID featurers, family relationships, potential uses and/or dangers.

Along with sampling some of the species found along the way there will be a selection of pre-processed items to experience through the senses of sight, taste, touch and smell. For example; tinctures, ferments, preserves, cordials, syrups, sauces, crisps, soup, dehydrated foods, craft items, combustion, natural fibres, fish leather, bark craft and animal track and sign.

The aim of this walk is to introduce both the species and resulting practices that are available at this particular location and time of year - not to harvest lots of goodies to take home! If you’re looking for a more hands-on foraging experience that does involve gathering and processing the full day foraging courses or bushcraft courses may be of interest…

Legal requirements

You'll need to buy a fishing licence to fish for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt or eel with a rod and line in:

England (except the River Tweed)
Wales
the Border Esk region of Scotland

Failing to produce a vaild licence to an Environment Agency Baliff could result in prosecution and heavy fines. It doesn't matter if you are an experienced angler or fishing for the first time.

Children under 13 do not need a licence.

Licences for children aged between 13 and 16 are free. You’ll still need to get a junior licence.

You can be fined up to £2,500 for fishing without a rod fishing licence. If you are booking this course and haven't fished before then please leave a comment on the checkout page and we will assist you in making sure you are covered on the day.