Five Spring Foraging Recipes To Make From Your Own Backyard

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how to make the best of seasonal foods like leeks and rhubarb.

But what about the foods you can pick up for free? 

After all, according to Stuart Brooking, a local manager for Devon and Cornwall at Woodlands.co.uk, now’s a great time to start foraging. 

“Spring is when the woodland really wakes up,” and is filled with ingredients which “have been part of British cooking for generations,” he said.

“Cooking with ingredients you’ve gathered yourself changes how you think about food... It encourages you to slow down, notice the landscape around you, and appreciate just how much flavour the British countryside offers.”

Here’s what he thinks would make a great spring forager’s menu (and how to forage well).

What should I forage in the UK in spring?

Wild garlic, spring nettle, some mushrooms, sorre...