Apple Malus spp Parks and gardens Beech Fagus sylvatica Hedges, Roadside, Forest Bilberries and Blueberries (may include Cranberry) Vaccinium spp Moorland and acid soils Blackberry Rubus spp Parks and gardens, Forest, Edgeland Cep/Penny Bun/Porcini Boletus edulus Woodland Cherry Prunus spp Parks and gardens, Roadside, Old orchards, Edgeland Chickweed Stellaria media Parks and gardens, Edgeland (One of the seven herbs used in Nanakusa-no-sekku , a traditional Japanese dish) Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Edgeland, Parks and gardens Elder Sambucus spp Hedgerow, Edgeland, Parks and gardens Fat Hen, Amaranth (Goosefoot family) Chenopodium spp Edgeland, fields Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea Meadow Hawthorn Crataegus spp Parks and gardens, Hedgerow, Edgeland, Woodland edges Hazel Corylus spp Parks and gardens, Hedgerow, Edgeland, Woodland edges Marsh Samphire Salicornia europaea Coastal Mint Mentha spp Parks and Gardens, Near fresh water Nettle Urtica dioica Parks and gardens, Edgeland, Forest edges, Fields, Roadsides (Include 10 unusual uses for a nettle) Pine Pinus pinea (nuts) and other spp (needles) Parks and gardens, Woodland, Coastal (Pine nut, pine needle tea and vinegar) Plantain Plantago major Parks and gardens, Edgeland, Forest edges, Fields, Roadsides, Coastal Raspberry Rubus spp Parks and Gardens, Edgeland, Forest edges Rose Rosa spp Parks and gardens, Edgeland, Forest edges, Coastal Sea Beet Beta vulgaris var maritima Coastal Sorrel Rumex acetosa Fields, Parks and gardens Sugar Maple and Birch Acer saccharum and Betula pendula Parks and gardens, Woodlands (Put these two trees together as the entry will be about tapping trees for sap) Sumac Rhus typhina Parks and gardens, Woodland Edges Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Parks and Gardens, Woodland Wild Garlic and leek Allium ursinum and Allium tricoccum Woodland Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella Woodland (Easy to identify, tasty, child friendly, grows in winter) Woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca Parks and gardens, Forest edges, Hedgerow Wild radish Rhaphanus raphanistrum Coastal, Countryside, Edgeland Wild plum Prunus spp Parks and gardens, Edgeland, Forest edges.
Family Foraging : A Fun Guide to Gathering and Eating Plants