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According to a list I've compiled from Food For Free, there are some fungi which last all winter (Jan & Feb) - - Oyster Mushroom - Jew's Ear - Velvet Shank Most fungi die in the autumn (Sept - Nov), and especially, the first frosts of November kill them off. Some survive until December...

I've been experimenting with a trangia-type pot lately. If you use enough oil or butter you can fry things in a shallow puddle, turning frequently, and they don't stick. I wonder if there is a spray-on teflon coating that you could apply. My favourite camp recipe, by the way, is sultana...

I've read somewhere that the contaminants are washed into the soil, then get taken up by the plants internally, as well as settling on the leaves. So a bit of rain doesn't make it safe, apparently. PS. Just noticed greg's reply - he knows a lot more than I do :)

Hi timtom, yes they are completely different. Once you've found a few trees and examined them, you'll be surprised you had to ask. Have you figured it out now? One more difference, for the record... Sweet ch. has a group of 2 or 3 nuts squashed into each case; the nuts are flattish and...

Cheers Ed. I will keep my eye on it! It's taken me such a long time, gradually finding this legal information. I don't want to break the law (except, maybe, bend it a little bit here and there, you know?! ;) ), and this has stopped me going out catching things. I want to honestly go out and...

Thanks Lawrence, I appreciate you trying to help. But the BASC letter tells me very little about what I can and can't do, refers to at least 10 organisations which I've never heard of, and directs me to 3 acts of parliament to find the information I want. You mention another one - "Wildlife &...

which explains the law on wild food, in plain english? I'm a novice trying to learn this, and there seem to be endless complications, but nowhere to find out what is allowed and what isn't. I want a really nice, simple list, like this! - Animals you cannot catch - blah blah blah Birds you...

My bike is my only mode of transport. It's an agile hybrid which can handle roads, rough tracks and easy cross-country. On my bike I can easily reach off-road places within a 10-mile radius of my home, mainly on byways, paths and rural roads. I also keep a 'wild food map' on my puter, which is...

I'd stock right up on flour, as a simple hard bread is very easy to bake, tasty and very nutritious. Find one or two wild apple trees right now, collect about 80 apples, and if you also have sugar, flour, milk/butter, etc, you can have apple crumble or apple pie twice a week. Find out...