Go from clueless to confident on your journey to enjoying foraged plants, fungi, fruits and more with this detailed guide to identifying and cooking with the best wild edibles of Great Britain & Ireland.
You will have videos, photo galleries, recipes and more at your fingertips, all taught by experienced foragers. Discover over 80 wild foods!
Crucially, you'll also learn when to look. As each month we bring you the edible fungi, flowers, fruits and foliage which are in season from January to December.
Start your journey to becoming a confident wild food forager today.
Take pleasure in the small but meaningful acts of seeking, gathering, and sharing the very best wild foods nature has to offer.
Be the person others turn to for advice on identifying, harvesting, and using wild foods safely and deliciously.
Discover the joy of eating fresh, nutrient-rich foods straight from nature, and nourish your body with seasonal, organic ingredients.
Embrace a more eco-friendly way of living by incorporating wild, local, and sustainable ingredients into your meals.
"The course is so engaging and fun, I've learnt so much. Really awesome and would certainly recommend."
Claire Roumph
"The course brings me so much joy and fascination. Can't thank you enough."
Kate Fox
"It has been fascinating to learn about how different plants and fungi have properties that can improve and enhance health.... they have opened my eyes to the possibilities."
Lesley Stevens
Hi, we're Lea and James from Woodland Classroom.
We reconnect people with nature through workshops in North Wales and online including bushcraft, foraging, tree ID, woodland wellbeing and forest school.
We created this course because so many people, like you, have a real interest in foraging but don't know where to start. Maybe you're scared that your first taste of a wild mushroom might also be your last? You're not alone, we've been there ourselves.
With Your Wild Food Year we've made this huge subject accessible and digestible for the beginner, with everything broken down into the 12 calendar months. You'll take a year round journey with us to becoming a confident forager.
We really look forward to sharing our knowledge, experience and passion with you.
As well as being an outdoor activity leader I am also a qualified Counsellor and Mindfulness in the Woods Practitioner. I am a firm believer in the power of nature to be therapeutic for everyone. In my personal life though, I was sick of the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs and sluggish feelings from poor diet. I wanted to take charge of my own health.
I really wanted to know more about the medicinal benefits of the wild plants around me and how they could boost my immune system. So, I took massive action and started really learning. This was hugely empowering. Now I enjoy making my own tinctures, skin creams, remedies and more from foraged ingredients.
Having introduced wild food into my diet, I'm getting all the nutritional benefits for me and my growing family's wellbeing.
I've been teaching in outdoor education for 10 years now and I love being out amongst the trees and hedgerows, teaching people about nature and sharing bushcraft skills.
When it came to foraging though, despite already working outdoors, I still struggled to know edible fungi from deadly species and felt overwhelmed by the diversity of wild plants in my local patch.It wasn't just a case of what to look for either but also where and when these wild foods could be found.
So, I really put the time in to learn a good range of commonly found wild edibles, identifying which were the best months to find them at their best for the forager.
Now I regularly use foraged foods in my own cooking. Our little boy really loves wild garlic.I really look forward to sharing my wild food knowledge and experience with you.
You won't be learning from just Lea and James though...
Each month you will get top tips from some of the UK's leading experts in foraging, wild food, hedgerow medicine and bushcraft. Our guest tutors are a feature of the Monthly Foraging Workshop and Best of Seasonal Foraging video series.
There's a real wealth of experience here for you to draw on as they share their wisdom, knowledge and passion for foraging as well as their favourite wild food recipes.
Want to learn more about our guest tutors credentials? Just follow the link below. We think you'll be impressed.
Grab our BIGGEST DISCOUNT yet, any tier of Your Wild Food for half price.
This is only available for a limited time, once it's gone, it's gone!
We know that everyone starts their foraging journey from different places. Whether you want to simply dip your toe into this subject or dive headfirst into the hedgerow there's a course tier suited to you.
So, how far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?
Here's what you get:
Monthly Foraging Guided Walks: 12 videos
Monthly Foraging Workshops: 12 videos
Best of Seasonal Foraging Workshop Series:
spring, summer, autumn & winter
12 Months Access
Discover Edible Mushrooms
Workshop
Photo Galleries
Recipe eBook
Online Forager's Community
Bonus Videos: discover more wild foods which are not included in our Foraging Walk video series. 20 bonus videos!
Special Workshop Series: Instant access to 11 bonus workshops including; coastal foraging, edible fungi, poisonous plants, medicinal mushrooms & more.
FREE Access to Future Live Workshops
Total value: £67
Black Friday Price £33.50
Monthly Payment Plan Total value: £148
Black Friday Price 4 x £18.50
Here's what you get:
Monthly Foraging Guided Walks: 12 videos
Monthly Foraging Workshops: 12 videos
Best of Seasonal Foraging Workshop Series:
spring, summer, autumn & winter
Discover Edible Mushrooms
Workshop
Photo Galleries
Recipe eBook
Online Forager's Community
Unlimited Access
Bonus Videos: discover more wild foods which are not included in our Foraging Walk video series. 20 bonus videos!
Special Workshop Series: Instant access to 11 bonus workshops including; coastal foraging, edible fungi, poisonous plants, medicinal mushrooms & more.
FREE Access to Future Live Workshops
Total value: £97
Black Friday Price £48.50
Monthly Payment Plan Total value: £97
Black Friday Price 2 x £24.25
Here's what you get:
Monthly Foraging Guided Walks: 12 videos
Monthly Foraging Workshops: 12 videos
Best of Seasonal Foraging Workshop Series:
spring, summer, autumn & winter
Discover Edible Mushrooms
Workshop
Photo Galleries
Recipe eBook
Online Forager's Community
Bonus Videos: discover more wild foods which are not included in our Foraging Walk video series. 20 bonus videos!
Special Workshop Series: Instant access to 11 bonus workshops including; coastal foraging, edible fungi, poisonous plants, medicinal mushrooms & more.
FREE Access to Future Live Workshops
Unlimited Access
Total value: £197
Black Friday Price £98.50
Monthly Payment Plan Total value: £300
Black Friday Price 4 x £24.63
Get a preview of the course content when you enrol on our free taster. You might just love it.
3 TREE SPECIES
Tree ID Cheat Sheets
Photo Galleries
Unlimited Access
Membership of Tree Tribe Facebook Group
Live Workshops: online group sessions with your tutor 4 times a year
1-2-1 Coaching; online personal sessions with your tutor, 2 sessions over 12 months
Unlimited Email Support
Our introductory mini course is totally free!
15 TREE SPECIES
Tree ID Cheat Sheets
Photo Galleries
12 Months Access
Membership of Tree Tribe Facebook Group
Live Workshops: online group sessions with your tutor 4 times a year
1-2-1 Coaching; online personal sessions with your tutor, 2 sessions over 12 months
Unlimited Email Support
Or spread out the cost with our payment plan. 2 x monthly instalments of £49 £24.50
25 TREE SPECIES
Tree ID Cheat Sheets
Photo Galleries
12 Months Access
Membership of Tree Tribe Facebook Group
Live Workshops: online group sessions with your tutor 4 times a year
1-2-1 Coaching; online personal sessions with your tutor, 2 sessions over 12 months
Unlimited Email Support
OUR MOST POPULAR PACKAGE
Or spread out the cost with our payment plan. 4 x monthly instalments of £37 £18.50
55 TREE SPECIES
Tree ID Cheat Sheets
Photo Galleries
LIFETIME Access
Membership of Tree Tribe Facebook Group
Live Workshops: online group sessions with your tutor 4 times a year
1-2-1 Coaching; online personal sessions with your tutor, 2 sessions over 12 months
Unlimited Email Support
BONUS COURSE: Wild Food & Foraging. Your monthly guide to the best of wild food on your doorstep. (Worth £97.00)
Or spread out the cost with our payment plan. 4 x monthly instalments of £75 £37.50
Our students are already learning so many fabulous wild foods in their local area and beyond. This course includes a huge range of edibles including mushrooms, fruits, leaves, flowers, berries, nuts, roots, even tree sap!
"I was amazed how many weeds growing in my garden were not only edible, but tasted great too. All just a stones throw from my kitchen. I had no idea!"
Helen White
"I'd always loved the idea of foraging for wild mushrooms but was too scared to try it. This course has shown me which species I can pick with confidence. The wild fungi hot spots I've discovered in my local area are now my closely guarded secret ;-) Thanks Lea and James."
Matt Corcoran
Want the full list of all the wild foods included? Follow the link below.
Get access to all this good stuff to support your learning
Filmed on-location in all 4 seasons.
Learn key identifying features for each species.
View and download hundreds of high quality photos.
Join your tutor for live group workshops online or get 1-2-1 coaching.
Ask questions, post your photos and share discoveries with others in the Tree Tribe students group.
"If you want an absolutely brilliant experience, encompassing a whole slew of nature-based activities hosted by the loveliest people (James and Lea) then look no further! As well as this, Woodland Classroom collaborates with other nature-based teachers, giving a feeling of community amongst other practitioners and the people who come to us for guidance!."
Transform your cooking with unique and flavourful wild ingredients, and impress friends and family with dishes that bring the outdoors to your table.
Move away from processed options and reconnect with wholesome, natural ingredients that promote well-being and vitality.
Move away from processed options and reconnect with wholesome, natural ingredients that promote well-being and vitality.
Experience a profound connection to the natural world by discovering and enjoying the edible treasures it offers every month.
How do the different course tiers work?
This course is available at 3 tiers with each of these packages offering more course content and extras as you move up the tiers. These are Tier 1: Wild Bites, Tier 2: Wild Feast and Tier 3: Wild Banquet.
At the Wild Bites tier the course lasts 12 months, from whichever month you sign up. You can watch the video lectures at your own pace during this time, coupling this with making time to get outdoors and practise your new skills. At the Wild Feast and Wild Banquet tiers you have lifetime access to the course content so can take as long as you want to complete it and refer back to it whenever you need to.
No, not at all. The different tiers of the course shown here, are all taught at the same level. Choose whichever one fits your level of interest or budget. The different tiers (and their prices) simply reflect the amount of content and pier support you get at each tier. You can always upgrade later if you get the foraging bug.
At the Wild Banquet tier you get our Special Workshop Series which includes 11 video workshops including; Tree Foraging, Eat Your Weeds, Easy Campfire Cooking, Poisonous Plants and Coastal Foraging. You will also get access to over 20 bonus videos which cover more wild foods not featured in our monthly workshops. For a full list of the Special Workshop Series and Bonus Videos,
On top of that, you will also get a lifetime 10% discount on any of our outdoor courses, including in-person foraging days.
Lastly, you get a whole extra course thrown in The Complete Tree ID Course: Beginner worth £97.00. More on that below. It's the full package!
Yes, the time of year doesn't matter. Your 12 month course begins when you sign up.
Yes, you can start learning with whenever you like. Our Jan to Dec modules are available at your finger tips
The courses includes over 80 common edible plants & fungi found in the UK & Ireland. For a full list of the species featured, simply follow this link.
Yes. Plenty of recipes are already meat-free and although some recipes do include meat, we always suggest a veggie/vegan alternative where possible. Many of the recipes are for accompaniments to meals which you can adapt as you like. The Coastal Foraging workshop does include some shellfish and molluscs.
We're confident you will love the course content, so much so that we guarantee it, or your money back. Your enrolment fee is 100% refundable within 14 days of your purchase. To request a refund, please contact our support team.
Yes. You can enrol on our FREE preview version of the course where you will get a taster of the videos, photo galleries and recipes that accompany the month of March, one of the best months of the year to start foraging. You can sign up to that taster course right here.
This is a private and safe space where fellow students can share photos, recipes, successes and failures and ask questions of the community, which includes your tutors Lea and James. The group is hosted through facebook, so you will need an account there to access it.
The Complete Tree ID Course: Beginner is your guide to becoming an expert in 17 common UK tree species. You will get access to videos taking you through the key identifying features of each tree in spring, summer, autumn and winter. So, you will be able to identify trees no matter the time of year, even when there are no leaves. You also get cheat sheets, photo galleries and an interactive quiz to test your knowledge. This course usually retails at £97.00, so your'e getting a lot of extra value with this deal. If you want more info on this, just ask.
"I would thoroughly recommend James and Lea’s course. I have been on a journey with them over the past year and shared their discoveries and recipes. They are full of enthusiasm and passion about the subject, have a brilliant relaxed , informative teaching style with lots of practical tips and ideas for recipes. They help you to feel confident in foraging and learning to ID plants as well as inspired to get out and go foraging. A great way to slow down, practice mindfulness and connect with nature and notice what is on your doorstep. Really what we all need at the moment for our wellbeing . Join the foraging family."
CAROLINE COOK - Well With Nature UK
Grab our BIGGEST DISCOUNT yet, any tier of Your Wild Food for half price.
This is only available for a limited time, once it's gone, it's gone!
Grab our BIGGEST DISCOUNT yet, any tier of Your Wild Food for half price.
This is only available for a limited time, once it's gone, it's gone!
15 TREE SPECIES
Tree ID Cheat Sheets
Photo Galleries
12 Months Access
For the curious nature lover
Perfect for those new to tree identification who want to start with the essentials. If you’re looking to build confidence in recognizing the most common UK trees, this course provides a solid and accessible foundation.
Or spread your payments out. 2 monthly instalments of £49 £24.50
25 TREE SPECIES
Tree ID Cheat Sheets
Photo Galleries
12 Months Access
Membership of Tree Tribe Facebook Group
Live Workshops: online group sessions with your tutor 4 times a year
OUR MOST POPULAR PACKAGE
£147 £73.50
For the committed learner
Ideal for those ready to deepen their knowledge beyond the basics and engage with a like-minded community. If you’re serious about expanding your skills and enjoy the idea of interactive learning through workshops, this tier is for you.
Or spread your payments out. 4 monthly instalments of £37 £18.50
55 TREE SPECIES
Tree ID Cheat Sheets
Photo Galleries
LIFETIME Access
Membership of Tree Tribe Facebook Group
Live Workshops: online group sessions with your tutor 4 times a year
1-2-1 Coaching; online personal sessions with your tutor, 2 sessions over 12 months
Unlimited Email Support
BONUS COURSE: Wild Food & Foraging. Your monthly guide to the best of wild food on your doorstep. (Worth £97.00)
For the passionate naturalist
Designed for those who want to master the art of tree identification and explore the full range of native species. If you’re seeking a comprehensive, personalized experience with additional insights into foraging and wild food, this tier is your ultimate choice.
Or spread your payments out. 4 monthly instalments of £75 £37.50