Pignuts?

[BCalver]

Hi,
Was hoping you could all help, espically those from Ipswich.
I've been out on the hunt for a pignut for some time now but never managed to find one unfortunately.
I have a rough idea of what I'm looking for but that's only from photos from the internet and various bushcraft video's, including Ray Mears.
I was wondering if anyone could help with any tips on where would be good places to look? What to look for? Etc etc.
And if your from Ipswich, have you found any around here? If so, where abouts.

Thanks, :)

[Tony1948]

Its to early in the year they are the fruit of the hazal.

[Woodwose]

Tony mate, are you not thinking about cob nuts.
You should find them on the edge of woddland or rough pasture, meadows. Not sure if the plant will be showing yet ?
Natural bushcraft pignut article here.
http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/wild-food/foraging-for-pignuts-learn-how-to-forage-for-wild-food.html

[luresalive]

Here's a pic I took of some pignuts ,this year there seems to be quite a glut..

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/luresalive/100_2369.jpg

[fish]

luresalive,onew question,the leaves in your pic look different than int tutorial,is this just a different type?

[luresalive]

No, don't think so, I think it's maybe because it's a mature plant in the tutorial and mine where just fresh grown, here's a link to wikipedia on pignuts, enlarge the pic in the link to see what the leaves look like when young.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pignut_at_Kilmaurs.JPG

[Tony1948]

Woodwose hi you'r right,,,,,,,,to menny ciders befor noon,,,,,HIC..............dont get eaton by the bears.................TONY

[fish]

No, don't think so, I think it's maybe because it's a mature plant in the tutorial and mine where just fresh grown, here's a link to wikipedia on pignuts, enlarge the pic in the link to see what the leaves look like when young.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pignut_at_Kilmaurs.JPG

looks almost like the leaves on a carrot(?)

[BCalver]

Here's a pic I took of some pignuts ,this year there seems to be quite a glut..

Would it be alright if I saved this photo for my collection. It's one of the most clearest pictures I've seen! Nice to be able to see the leafs of a young plant :) should greatly help.

[luresalive]

Would it be alright if I saved this photo for my collection. It's one of the most clearest pictures I've seen! Nice to be able to see the leafs of a young plant :) should greatly help.

seeing as you asked so nicely, then of course!!:)

[kINGPIN]

They look great, I'm going to be keeping an eye out for these.

[Fraxinus]

looks almost like the leaves on a carrot(?)

It is a distant relative to the carrot.

Rob.

[Geoff Dann]

I hadn't found them before this year, but have found them in four different locations in the past month. They're great fun, and very tasty. Unfortunately they do not grow in abundance anywhere I have found them. Just enough to experiment with, not enough to seriously go collecting. Habitat is variable - open grassland, under hawthorn scrub, in woodland near paths and also in a raised verge by a pavement.

[Ashley Cawley]

Hey BCalver,

It was about this time 2 years ago that Phil, myself & younger brother went Pignut foraging in a local wood, our video has some quite good close-up's toward the end that may help you:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REiei_AWDZw

[campinggirl72]

That little lad is a beauty, bless him :)