There is a wide variety of food you can forage for in Britain, including nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables and more. Here are five of our favourite edible plants that grow in abundance in the wild
Best edible weeds
'Alexanders'
A mediterranean plant now thriving in our hedgebanks and near the sea. Eat it with butter, like asparagus
Dandelion
Use the young leaves as a salad plant, or with Worcestershire sauce as a tasty sandwich garnish.
Fat hen
Abundant on both cultivated and waste ground. Eat raw, or prepare and cook in the same way as spinach.
Hairy bittercress
A common garden weed. Substitute it for shop-bought cress, use in salads or sandwiches.
* Please ensure you know exactly what you are picking and that no chemicals have been used before eating
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