Wild Guide

Common Sorrel (Rumex Acetosa)

Common Sorrel (Rumex Acetosa)
Let us introduce you to Common Sorrel/Rumex acetosa also known as Garden Sorrel and Spinach Dock!This relative of the common dock leaf, sharing th...

Three Cornered Leek (Allium Triquetrum)

Three Cornered Leek (Allium Triquetrum)
As we slip into winter most wild greens are receding back into the ground to await warmer weather, but not the Wild Leek...Despite it’s Mediterran...

Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)

Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata tastes like liquorice and can be used in drinks, puddings, or savoury dishes!

Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria is an invasive plant and one of the safest of the carrot (umbellifer) family to identify, and certainly the most common. The leaves taste of celery meets lemon parsley making it a natural partner for fish.

 

Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)

Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
This abundant perennial plant can be found by the water so look for it by ponds, lakes, streams and also boggy, wet areas as this is a plant that ...

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
This non-native plant from the mint family has long been revered for its subtle citrus taste and numer...