Name: Spotlight on: Wild Berries
Brand: Ground Up Cookery
Price: 35.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Spotlight on: Wild Berries

£35.00

One of a series of foraging events to help you discover the benefits of local, sustainable ingredients

Autumn hedgerows are bursting with colour and flavour! Join us as we shine a spotlight on the rich bounty of wild berries that thrive across the UK’s countryside.

Have you ever used sloes or hawthorn in your kitchen?

Discover how these seasonal treasures can bring new life to your cooking—and how simple they are to find and use.

Enjoy a relaxed, friendly evening in beautiful surroundings with a glass of wine in hand, while learning how to identify and use some of the most vibrant and nutritious ingredients nature offers for free.

This evening workshop will give you the confidence to forage safely and creatively. You’ll leave with both inspiration and practical know-how—ready to turn hedgerow finds into delicious kitchen staples.

What to Expect

Identification – Learn to confidently recognise a variety of wild autumn berries.
Demonstrations – Watch and learn five easy recipes that you can recreate at home.
Tasting – Enjoy samples of Colin’s seasonal berry creations.
Interactive – Ask questions and connect with others.
Sharing – Trade tips and foraging spots with fellow enthusiasts.

Why Join?

Suitable for all levels—no foraging or cooking experience needed.
Learn how to forage safely and sustainably.
Relaxed and sociable atmosphere, with a glass of wine (or foraged tea) included.
A great activity to enjoy solo or with friends.

You may also be interested in our other events in the "Spotlight on..." series including

Wild Garlic

Needles & Cones

Edible Wild Flowers

Please note that these events are dependent on the availability of ingredients. They may be subject to change if mother nature decides to change her timings slightly! We will communicate with you and discuss options if that happens.

Excellent

Inspirational, will start looking for elderflowers and other edible plants to use in dishes

A great day!

This day really exceeded our expectations. Colin was a great host - knowledgable and entertaining - and we learned so much on the walk, including that many of the plants we had considered as weeds in our gardens were in fact edible! We were then able to put this into practice in the practical cookery session, in which we received just the right amount of guidance to allow us to experiment but not go too far astray. The day then was then rounded off beautifully by enjoying a glass of wine and the fruits of our labours!
All really interesting and stimulating, and highly recommended.

Thank you, we are so glad that you got so much out of it. Keep foraging!

Great Course!

This was a really well run course, Colin was very knowledgeable and took the time to pass on this knowledge to us all walking us through the beautiful local countryside explaining the various do's and don'ts.
It was great to then spend the time turning the ingredients into food and lovely to sit and eat it together with all the other participants of the course.
The school is very well equipped, tastefully decorated and the contents of Colin's 'larder' provide an inspiration as to where your foraging journey might take you!
Thoroughly Recommended!

We are so pleased that you enjoyed it, hopefully we will see you again soon.

Brilliant 🤩🏆

Well, what an experience we had and Colin was such a hospitable host along with his knowledge and easy personable welcoming manner all the way through our fabulous alternative day. Also a big thank you to Tasha from booking a big surprise for my hubby Paul on the quiet 🤫 and assistance during the cooking process afternoon, along with your amazing polite son that cleared up after us all 👏🏻😊 Just also would like to thank Colin for the care and attention with his knowledge of Paul's knee condition walking for any assistance if required. Thank you so much and hopefully we will see you again ☺️

Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are look forward to seeing you again soon.

A wonderful fun informative evening

This needles and cones spotlight did not disappoint. It was on a lovely sunny day whi h made the dreamy location even more wonderful. I was greeted at the door by Colin who was very friendly and I met the other attendees and was offered a glass of wine to start the class off, i declined as i was driving but the sprice water and tea were super refreshing! The group was small which was great as you could ask as many questions as you wanted and see everything being demonstrated. The jars of ferments, preserves and concoctions were very inspiring, it was like a real treasure trove! The class itself was very informative and fun with lots of demonstrations, information and tastings too. I tried candied pinecones for the first time and the most incredible sherry vinegar!
The lemon posset was delicious and seeing the variety of savoury and sweet applications made me want to head straight to the woods and get picking spruce tips!
I will be looking out for the next spotlight series, such a great way to spend a Friday evening,learning about a new ingredient and being with passionate foodie people. Highly recommend.
Thank you.