Are you seeking a unique and enriching experience that connects you with the wonders of the natural world? Look no further than my guided woodland foraging walks in the heart of Laois, Ireland!
Come with me and explore the woodland and country boreens around the village of Ballinakill, where I live, taking in the magnificent gardens of Heywood.
When I walk into the woods and I detect the faintest scent of wild garlic on the air I’m literally like a child on Christmas morning. When I turn a corner then and see the wild garlic spread out before me like a carpet I do a little dance of excitement - probably why I mostly go collecting it on my own! I’d get some funny looks!
t’s that time of the year when almost everywhere you look there are green shoots and new plants pushing up through the soil. One of the very first to show up is the humble nettle (urtica dioica). Most of us will know the nettle on sight as we’ve probably had lots of experience with it down through the years, as we learned to avoid its, sometimes nasty, sting. I know myself I was aware of it from a very young age.
