Discover the edible and useful plants on your doorstep in Boston Manor Park on Tuesday 8 April at 2 pm. Join Tash to forage for food on this informative family foraging event where you can find things to eat and cook with on our doorstep. With a wild cordial drink included and Tash will show you how to make it.
Family Foraging Event Details: Tuesday 8 April at 2 pm
Meet outside Walled Garden on Boston Manor Park.
All ages welcome. FREE.
Event details on Facebook
Further details of all the events that are on at Boston Manor this Easter holiday, go to Events.
Forage for Food Guide
Foraging for wild food connects us with nature and gives us a reason to get adventurous in the kitchen. So if you want to go to forage for food, the Woodland trust has this year-round guide to sustainable foraging. This helps you with what’s in season, how to prepare and eat it.
Wild Garlic
Currently in season is Wild garlic, also known as ramsons, is a native bulb that often grows in dense clusters on the floor of damp woodland and along shaded hedgerows. Very common throughout woodland in England and Wales, but less so in Scotland.
Leaves appear as early as February and are best picked before the flowers have died (usually early May). The leaves and flowers of wild garlic are edible and delicious and have an unmistakable smell. The flavour is mellower than that of cultivated garlic and can be used in many ways. Add leaves to soups, sauces or omelettes. Make a wild garlic pesto or use to infuse olive oil. They are also delicious in salads and sandwiches or chop and mix with butter to make a delicious version of garlic bread. For other edibles available in April Foraging Guide. Take care when you are out picking as some items can be confused for poisonous plants so please double check before consuming.
Elderflowers
Elderflower trees often have spectacular flowering, but sadly the elderflower season is generally short. Look out for them from late May to mid-July, depending on where you live in the UK. The creamy-white elder tree flowers bloom in abundance, ideal for a fragrant syrup. Gather on a warm, dry day as buds open, and save some blooms for autumn’s elderberries. For a simple Elderflower Recipe go to Rivecottage Homemade Elderflower cordial
Boston Manor final year of funded activities
The 3 year activity programme at Boston Manor park for ends in September 2025. Independent consultants (ERS) have been appointed to report comprehensively to the funders about the impact of the Boston Manor Park restoration project. ERS would appreciate everyone who has been to the park to complete a survey. For fukk details and survey links go to https://talk.hounslow.gov.uk/boston-manor-park
The current tea at Boston Manor Park are doing what they can to secure additional funds to enable them to continue to care for, maintain and run events and workshops in the park after September 2025. If you know of any sources of funding, corporate donors or organisations that can help us, please do let them know. And in the meantime, be sure to keep coming and make the most of all the activities.
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