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Foraged Foods: Elderflower Fritters

June 17, 2014 / June 18, 2014 by Mara | Leave a Comment

Frothy fragrant elder blooms are now exploding all around the hedgerows at Denmark Farm. Elderflower fritters are a tasty & different use for elder flowers. A memorable pudding for a mid-summers day feast, celebrating the bounty of our hedgerows in June.

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Foraged food: Wild Garlic Pesto

May 30, 2014 / March 20, 2017 by Mara | 8 Comments on Foraged food: Wild Garlic Pesto

May has been a joy here at Denmark Farm with warmth, rain showers and green abundance exploding from the earth and hedgerows. The spring bulbs have been stunning throughout the month, particularly the bluebells and wild garlic. The oval shaped and strongly flavoured leaves of wild garlic (Alium ursinum) are one of the first wild foods […]

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Mushroom Magic

November 21, 2013 by Mara | Leave a Comment

This week’s blog post has been written by Daniel Butler who was teaching on the Aberystwyth University (SELL) Ecology of Fungi course run here at Denmark Farm last weekend. Although the leaves are still on the trees (Good God, it’s late November!), apparently snow is its way and most mushrooms are starting to look distinctly […]

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If you go down to the woods today – you never know what you might find!

November 30, 2011 by Mara | Leave a Comment

This strange-looking object was found amongst the leaf litter by a keen-eyed volunteer during our recent Great Nut Hunt (thanks Sue!). This is the cross-section picture after cutting it in half. It may not look like much in this photo and as of yet it has not been formally identified to an exact species. However we […]

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Want to learn new skills this autumn?

July 29, 2011 / January 29, 2013 by Mara | Leave a Comment

The Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Autumn Training Programme is packed full of exciting workshops for all interests. Whether you want to extend your knowledge of conservation and species identification or learn a new sustainable craft you will find something for you. There’s even a ‘Wild in the Woods’ event for kids at half term too. […]