Foraging season starts for me in the spring when wild garlic first starts showing its shoots. So many people are beginning foraging as a new hobby, I thought it would be useful to cover what the law says about foraging- what you can take and what you must leave alone.
Foraging is a great way to interact with your environment and collect some amazing, quality, organic free food. That being said, following the law is important so that our right to forage on private land is not taken away, and we do not damage the environment.
Wildlife and Countryside Act, Schedule 8 : www.legislatio...
Do note that I can only specifically cover one jurisdiction, so that is the law of England and Wales. Many of these laws are the same or very similar in Scotland, but for the rest of the world they are likely to be worded very differently.
Let me know if you think I have missed anything! If you have any questions, or specific foods that you want to learn how to identify when you start foraging, leave a comment and I'll try to either reply or make a video on that topic.
14 окт 2024
