by Ellie | Oct 18, 2020 | Foraging Fancies
Bedd Arthur Over the weekend we decided to use our jar of adventures again and Bedd Arthur was pulled out. Bedd Arthur is supposed to the be the resting place of King Arthur and is situated in the Preseli Mountains not far from Foel Drygarn hillfort (which is in the...
by Ellie | Oct 13, 2020 | Foraging Fancies
This weekend we had a trip out to one of our local parks and found a heap of conkers! Whilst we came home and did the usual playing of conkers and some conker crafts which I shall blog about later this week, we tried using the smashed conker chunks to...
by Ellie | Oct 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
A quick outing today to a local park! And a fab way to run the kids round for an hour! We started with a wander along the park’s paths along the riverbank. Oak and ash line the banks interspersed with willows and the occasional horse chestnut. The river was high after...
by Ellie | Oct 9, 2020 | Foraging Fancies, recipes
This month we are on the hunt for rosehips and sloes! Rosehips, the fresh reds and oranges in the hedgerows at this time of year, which hold vitamin C in plentiful supply, or Sloes like mini plums hiding in the thorny blackthorn bushes. (Be wary of those thorns if...
by Ellie | Sep 9, 2020 | Foraging Fancies, recipes
Around this time of year, but maybe earlier or later depending on where you are in the world the elderberries ripen! Earlier in the year we made heaps of elderflower cordial and elderflower wine, but we were careful to ensure we left enough to get plenty of berries,...
