I hope that you will be able to make it to one of these events. Please note that booking is usually required, and details will be uploaded as soon as possible. Please honour your booking, as “no-shows” mean that someone else loses out – if you can’t make it, please let me or the organisers know.
| Mid and East Antrim Council has asked me to lead a set of eight foraging walks throughout the coming season through until March 2025. These are mostly on Thursday afternoons, and the details are as follows. The final three for this set of walks are in 2025. Booking links are included.
Thursday 30th January 2025, 2-4 pm: Blackhead Path, Whitehead; Take a walk along this beautiful coastal path and learn about nature, birds and edible plants. https://forms.office.com/e/hKnnwstrSQ Thursday 27th February 2025, 2-4 pm: Bashfordsland Wood and Oakfield Glen, Carrickfergus; Forage for wild garlic, nettle and other edible plants in early spring. https://forms.office.com/e/xrwKvHwYwu Thursday 27th March 2025, 4-6 pm: Brown’s Bay, Islandmagee; Explore the shoreline and learn to identify edible seaweed and shellfish along the coast. https://forms.office.com/e/GmTU23LSBn
All these events are free of charge, but must be booked beforehand. Please don’t book unless you are sure to be able to attend. |
| We have arranged a further set of walks this spring in Mid and East Antrim Council area. These are to celebrate the beginning of Celtic Springtime or “Imbolc” which starts on the 1st February, St Brigid’s Day. I will be leading a set of three walks in Ballymena, Larne and Portglenone, and we will be able to see what new life is appearing as spring progresses. The details are as follows. Booking links are included.
Thursday 13th February 2025, 2-4 pm: Ecos Nature Park, Ballymena: https://forms.office.com/e/Ekq54RnKBe Thursday 20th February 2025, 2-4pm: Linn Glen, Larne: https://forms.office.com/e/QWXM79hjP7 Thursday 6th March 2025, 3-5 pm: Portglenone Forest: https://forms.office.com/e/Hs8mn7TyN7 All these events are free of charge, but must be booked beforehand. Please don’t book unless you are sure to be able to attend. |
| I have been invited by Erica from Cove Coffee to take a foraging walk around Glenarm village and environs on Friday 28th March at 9.30 am, followed by a delicious lunch incorporating foraged ingredients. At that time of the year, wild garlic will be poking its head above ground, and seaweeds will have started growing again after a winter lull.
The cost is £25 per person, including the walk and lunch. Cove is a dog-friendly cafe, so feel free to bring your dog if you wish. This is a new venture, and an offshoot of the highly-regarded Lighthouse Bistro in Whitehead. Bookings can be made by contacting Cove at coveglenarm@gmail.com
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| Dermot is back at Ballyronan to lead some more wild food foraging walks around the marina and woodland, looking at wild food available in the spring. Ballyronan Wood is stuffed full of wild leeks and other woodland plants in their prime. Each session will be followed by a tasting and making session.
The dates are as follows: Saturday 22nd March 2025 10am
Saturday 10th May 2025 10am
Please book by emailing Máire McPeake on tabbda@outlook.com
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| Once again, I have been invited to lead foraging walks at the beautiful Broughgammon Farm near Ballycastle. It is a great opportunity to walk around this lovely site, and enjoy and learn about the wide range of wild plants that grow there, and discuss their edibility and usefulness as herbs.
The dates are as follows: Sunday 30th March 2025 11 am (NB the clocks will have sprung forward!)
Sunday 4th May 2025 11 am
These events cost £ 29 per person, and can be booked using the following links:
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Past Events – Locations of Forage events around the country
Co. Londonderry
Learmount Forest, Feeny Roe Valley CP, Limavady Rath Dubh, Moneyneany Draperstown Downhill Forest Ballyscullion, Bellaghy Drumnaph Wood, Maghera Prehen, Derry Gransha, Derry Lough Beg, Toome Killaloo Wood, Claudy Ness Wood, Claudy Ballyronan
Co. Tyrone
Cabin Wood, Cookstown Augher Drum Manor Forest Park, Cookstown Dungannon Park Gortin Village Lissan House, Cookstown Springhill, Moneymore Gortin Glen Forest Park Ecclesville Wood, Fintona
Co. Armagh
Slieve Gullion Forest Park Crossmaglen Oxford Island
Co. Fermanagh
Devenish Partnership, Enniskillen Castle Archdale Forest Park Tully Castle Killyfole Lough
Co Antrim
Cushendall Beach Rathcoole Randalstown Sentry Hill, Newtownabbey Eden Allotments, Carrickfergus Antrim Castle Demesne Jubilee Wood, Whitehead Bashfordslnd and Oakfield Woods, Carrickfergus Mossley Mill Rathlin Island Greenisland Allotments Shane’s Castle Estate Broughgammon Farm, Ballycastle Ecos Park, Ballymena Cloughmills Bendooragh Ballintoy People’s Park, Ballymena Galgorm Crumlin Glen Larne Portglenone Straidkilly and Glenarm Glengormley Glynn Carnmoney Hill
Republic of Ireland
Marlay Park, Dublin St. Anne’s Park, Dublin Carlingford, Co. Louth Tintern, Co. Wexford
Belfast
Shaw’s Bridge Belvoir Forest Park Tullycarnet Ormeau Park Lagan Lands East Lagan Towpath Lagan Meadows Cherryvale Park Bog Meadows NR Orangefield
Co. Down
Moneyreagh Hillsborough Estate Comber Greenway Castlewellan Forest Park Rathfriland Rostrevor Forest Park Tollymore Forest Park Delamont Country Park Bangor Dundrum Groomsport Newcastle Portaferry Whiterock Strangford Loughbrickland Annahilt Lacken
