Forage day out, north wales

[Blood]

Evening all
I was thinking of organising a days bimble up this way with a view to foraging and beach combing.
I'm no expert in any sense but a day together with like minded folks is a day well spent in my mind.
Any interest? No dates or location in mind yet
:-)

[rik_uk3]

Take a packed lunch with you;)

[Valantine]

Foraging and beach combing. Can't wait to find out the location you choose to combine both round here :confused2:

[Blood]

Easy peasy, loads of it round here as ya know. Plenty of reserve and wildlife bits tucked here n there. Thinking about the marshes behind shotton ranges

[Blood]

West Kirby is Mint for shell fish too

[Sylvanbilly]

Easy peasy, loads of it round here as ya know. Plenty of reserve and wildlife bits tucked here n there. Thinking about the marshes behind shotton ranges

Hi
I'd be up for this if its around shotton area up to say talecre, and if it fits in with my shifts times,

[Blood]

That's pretty much as far a field as I want to range really. There'll be loads with out a doubt. Fancy some hand line fishing too

[Sylvanbilly]

That's pretty much as far a field as I want to range really. There'll be loads with out a doubt. Fancy some hand line fishing too

If its next week I'd have to be he for 12 noon as I'am on afternoons, if its the week after I can go from about 2 pm on wards, what's your thoughts?

[Valantine]

Next weekend is a nono for me and Blood.
As far as fishing goes there is a decent looking spot I want to try by the old ship.

[Blood]

Yep, no joy next wkend. We'll be too busy getting cold n wet

[Sylvanbilly]

Ok guys your post, your call, just let me know and I'll see
Cheers

[NorthernYeti]

sounds fun the dunes up barkby have some samphire and tons of sea goodies towards the little tern sanctuary

[Valantine]

Yep, no joy next wkend. We'll be too busy getting cold n wet

Speak for yourself I'm taking a caravan :p

[Blood]

I'm going as close to frontiersman as I dare. Not to hard for me, go real basic kit anyway.

[Blood]

Friday 28th any good for folk to attend?

Suggestions for locations more than welcome. We'll do places in the hat.

Like I said I am no expert and this is an informal bimble for folk to share their knowledge, from identifying right through to cooking and scoffing so stoves are a must! :-)

[Sylvanbilly]

What time Friday ?

[Blood]

Straight after the school run so 930 til whenever.

[Sylvanbilly]

Arr bummer!
no good for me blood, on mornings that week, let us know what's foraged though and how it was processed.
Pics and vids plz

[Blood]

I take it the week after you'll be on Lates then?
I want to do this once a fortnight at least so when you have a free day, pm me and we can just head out. I work from home so it's easy peasy mate.

[Valantine]

I'm going as close to frontiersman as I dare. Not to hard for me, go real basic kit anyway.

NO cuddling up when it gets cold :guns:

[Sylvanbilly]

I take it the week after you'll be on Lates then?
I want to do this once a fortnight at least so when you have a free day, pm me and we can just head out. I work from home so it's easy peasy mate.

Ok Mate.
Yeah following week afternoons.
The only free days I have are weekend days unfortunatly, got quite a few hols booked already for canoe camping this year, so only a few left for emergancies, weekend s dont suit everyone I know, i`ll just have to keep an eye on the next times date.
Maybe when the long summer nights come eh.
Cheers,

[Blood]

Yeah absolutely. Can't wait for the longer days!!

[Blood]

All change!!
Saturday 8th march. I'll start a new thread up with details, soon as I get my OS map out and give grid refs for everyone.

[Valantine]

As you know I'm flexible as to which day. (as long as nothing comes up last minute)

[mike]

Now that it's a Saturday, anyone mind a foraging rookie tagging along and picking brains.

[Sylvanbilly]

Sat 8th? That's fine with me, Mike, I myself am a beginner, so looking forward to gleaning info from the experts, (no pressure valantine & blood hehe)

[Blood]

'Disclamer' again I am NO expert lol. Certainly honing the eye and skills again after a few years break so please bring any literature you have to confirm everything. Like i said, informal meet, share some knowledge and hopefully have a wee bit of grub.

[Valantine]

Sat 8th? That's fine with me, Mike, I myself am a beginner, so looking forward to gleaning info from the experts, (no pressure valantine & blood hehe)

Nice to have a guinea pig along :welcome:
Will be more productive as the year progresses :happy-clapping:
By the way I'm not an expert either. :evilgrin:

[Sylvanbilly]

'Disclamer' again I am NO expert lol. Certainly honing the eye and skills again after a few years break so please bring any literature you have to confirm everything. Like i said, informal meet, share some knowledge and hopefully have a wee bit of grub.

Only kiddin guys, between us all and books we will do a good job of identifying, that reminds me I've got no specific books on foreshore foraging, can you recommend any for some revising ? I'll have a gander on amazon me thinks,

[mike]

Thanks guys, I'm not a complete rookie either, so hopefully we'll all come out of this alive. Appreciate details of time and place when you have them.

[NorthernYeti]

on the upside im sure theyll be a abundance of muscles spoots and and other edibles on the beach....

[Blood]

Oh yes! Want to try some toasted winkles and limpets and if we're real lucky some razors. Maybe we're asking for too much though lol

[NorthernYeti]

ive had buckets of muscles frowm down there :p never caucht a spoot tho :confused2: have seen them tho when pumping for lug worm tho

[Valantine]

Could be worth looking around the Talacre area for cockles, trouble is I've been informed the area was altered by the big recent storm.
Mostyn area for moules, lots of rocks and there is a good place to park that i know of.

[Blood]

I was there a month ago and it had totally changed! The grass banks are well farther back now

[mike]

Sorry I can't give much input guys, I know the places you mention but can't say I've ever walked there.
Can anyone tell me how I put the little campfire at the bottom of my messages. Tried drag and drop, just inserts the word "campfire" :{)

[Sylvanbilly]

Could be worth looking around the Talacre area for cockles, trouble is I've been informed the area was altered by the big recent storm.
Mostyn area for moules, lots of rocks and there is a good place to park that i know of.

Have you been over the small bridge opposite the old Morgan freight depot ?

[Valantine]

Sorry I can't give much input guys, I know the places you mention but can't say I've ever walked there.
Can anyone tell me how I put the little campfire at the bottom of my messages. Tried drag and drop, just inserts the word "campfire" :{)

You were nearly right, simply click the smiley icon in the editor bar and click the icon of choice in the window that opens.
It will be placed where flashing editor is.
Hope that makes sense. :confused2:

[Valantine]

Have you been over the small bridge opposite the old Morgan freight depot ?

That's where I park ;). Go over bridge turn left and then right down the bottom of track there is good parking.

[Sylvanbilly]

Is someone going make up an itinerary list to bring for the cooking washing of foraged fair, stoves pans etc? Then we can share the list between who's coming ? Or is it every man for himself ? Either way no probs, just need to know,

[Blood]

Looking at starting a clean thread 2moro with it all on :-). Crazy busy atm

[Sylvanbilly]

Looking at starting a clean thread 2moro with it all on :-). Crazy busy atm

No probs

[mike]

Thanks very much Alan,giving it a go

:campfire: and a Jamesons. Happy days.


T^ yeah dancin' thanks again Alan,

Hope I can find the new thread Blood, this tech stuff is killing me.:ashamed:

[Sylvanbilly]

Wheres the the new thread? is the forage day still on guys?

[NorthernYeti]

ill be out that day non the less but yher i cant find a thread either

[Valantine]

I don't think he's done it yet :confused2:

[Sylvanbilly]

Hi All
Not herd from Blood anybody? about the foraging day out? are we still up for it?

[NorthernYeti]

yher ill be heading out on a forrage this weekedn up by me hoping on some razor clam & muscles for lunch dont think any samphire will be out at the mo might take a handline and try get a few crab if you wanna come along?

[Blood]

Pants. Sorry all. Been Mad busy!!! Ok yeah, defo on for the meet this weekend
Where you parking up yeti?

[Sylvanbilly]

Pants. Sorry all. Been Mad busy!!! Ok yeah, defo on for the meet this weekend
Where you parking up yeti?
Meeting at Barkby bay sailing club Prestatyn for 9am

[Blood]

Mint. See you there :-)

[Sylvanbilly]

yher ill be heading out on a forrage this weekedn up by me hoping on some razor clam & muscles for lunch dont think any samphire will be out at the mo might take a handline and try get a few crab if you wanna come along?
I would love some razor clams, never eaten one before,
Anyone checked the tide times

[Blood]

I'll get a table in morning from paper shop

[Sylvanbilly]

I'll get a table in morning from paper shop

Nice one Blood
Between us what do we need to bring?
I will bring my double cooker, one pan, some chopped onions, garlic, butter, home made elder flower white wine, and my little pocket rod, do we need any bate? and what?
Anybody got an edible seashore book?
Anything else?
Salt? (razor clams)

[Blood]

Jesus, I'm fetching my billy can and brew kit n a foraging book. N me knife. Lol

[Blood]

Oh n a brine mix for razors if we're lucky

[Valantine]

Low tide is at 10:05am in Colwyn and 09:55am at Mostyn on Saturday
This is where I check the tide times http://www.tides4fishing.com/uk
I will have my food for free book with me ;)

[Sylvanbilly]

Jesus, I'm fetching my billy can and brew kit n a foraging book. N me knife. Lol
S**t forgot brew kit

[NorthernYeti]

ill have my normal bag with me crab line brew kit cooker mess tin and some bits n bobs hopefully well get some "spoots" the marsh might be a lil more productive

[Sylvanbilly]

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/more-100-people-harvesting-razor-5785843

If we don't get lucky with the razors, here is a well known place where they have been seen,

[NorthernYeti]

should get some just bring some super salty water ;)

[Blood]

Can't frickin wait man!! NEED the break!!

[NorthernYeti]

not the only one dude hoping on finding a nice bit of driftwood for a good spoon

[Blood]

Fingers crossed, got so e ideas for myself too

[Sylvanbilly]

Last time I went for a Bimble down the shore I picked a bag of drift wood and made a mirror frame out of it, i will post a pic later,

[NorthernYeti]

SOUNDS NICE, been meaning to make more stuff like that for the gaff

[Valantine]

What time ????

[NorthernYeti]

eh? time for the meet?

[Sylvanbilly]

Or what time is it now?

[Sylvanbilly]

Just a quick head count to see who's coming! So were not waiting for anybody,
Sylvanbilly + 1

[Valantine]

What time for meet ?

Valantine
Sylvanbilly + 1

[Blood]

What time for meet ?



Valantine

Sylvanbilly + 1
Blood

[Sylvanbilly]

What time for meet ?

Valantine
Sylvanbilly + 1

9am Prestatyn sailing club

[NorthernYeti]

should be interesting to see whats actually down there i live less than 600m from the wet and never really had a look and 9am due to tides

[Sylvanbilly]

So it's
Sylvanbilly
Lee
Blood
Valantine
Northern yeti
The famous five !!

[woodsman]

Enjoy the day guys !

[Blood]

Not gonna be able to make it today guys. Personal matters I'm afraid

[NorthernYeti]

maybe next time mate, hoping on actually getting some shellfish next time opposed to our 4 cockles.... yes 4! BUT we did have a good morning out had a walk had a natter, hoping on trying Llanfairfechan as Sylvanbilly sugested next time, saying that i think ill take some backup snacks just incase! ;)

[Valantine]

It was a lovely day and great to meet you guys but backup snacks for def' next time T^

[arbcraft]

hi dudes
I have just signed on to the forum I came along to the beach forage after an invite from sylvanbilly [cheers mate]
it was nice to meet up with some off you shame its was slim pickins still had a nice wander and chin wag think a big tide would help for the razer clams I will have a chat with
a mate at work his into his fishing and see if there are some good hot spots for the edibles and maybe we could all organise another meetup !

[Sylvanbilly]

Guys remember when we crossed that ditch where it was a bit boggy? Do you remember me bending down and picking those leafs of them small bushes that look grey in colour, bit rubbery plant, I snapped the small leaf and it looked very juicy and watery, well I am sure that's called sea purslane, just did some research, I think the grey ish stuff was the silt / mud off the tide,

[NorthernYeti]

might go try some this week with some muscles off the groynes :P just orded myself a copy of this Edible Seashore: River Cottage Handbook No.5 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edible-Seashore-River-Cottage-Handbook/dp/0747595313) so hopefully im a bit more tooled up

[ammo]

I was gutted, that i couldn't go this with you fellas. I will defo be at the next one. We should set up a forage day once a month, half day meet???????

[NorthernYeti]

hoping on getting down to another beach just further down the coast soon and maybe onto anglesea this summer

[Sylvanbilly]

might go try some this week with some muscles off the groynes :P just orded myself a copy of this Edible Seashore: River Cottage Handbook No.5 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edible-Seashore-River-Cottage-Handbook/dp/0747595313) so hopefully im a bit more tooled up

Hehe, got myself a copy as well, also the edible seashore DVD Which by the way I am watching now

[Sylvanbilly]

hoping on getting down to another beach just further down the coast soon and maybe onto anglesea this summer

I went for a ride down to penmaenmawr yesterday, it was a nice day so thought I would do a recce, with there being proof that its a hot spot for clams, it might be worth giving it a go, the only bad side to it I would say, it's too tidy, it's either sand/beach or water, and rock, we need the more of an untidily kept kind of beach, more naturally left to cope for itself, where maybe some greenery around it like marshy type field close by, also going to check the table blood put a link up for and look for the highest and very lowest tide at the same time as a full moon,

[Sylvanbilly]

Just had a gander at the tides times, and I think the next best ish time to go is on the 29th-30th march, the only down side is its not full moon, but you'll have to wait until July to get everything just right. So I propose one of these days for the next forage, anyone up for that?

[Valantine]

I was gutted, that i couldn't go this with you fellas. I will defo be at the next one. We should set up a forage day once a month, half day meet???????

Would be a good idea for a regular meet and to have you join us.

[Sylvanbilly]

I was gutted, that i couldn't go this with you fellas. I will defo be at the next one. We should set up a forage day once a month, half day meet???????

Defo a good idea to have regular forage days as no matter what you plan somebody somewhere can't make it for one reason or other, so having more days at least people came make some of the meets. Also different places to go.

[Blood]

All sounds good! Gutted I couldn't get there.

[arbcraft]

iam up for a regular meet beach forage or woodland / hedgerow as everything is growing plenty of spring edibles coming up would anyone be up for a woodland wonder tree id
I would be happy to point out what I know signs of ill heath fungi that kind off thing.

[Blood]

Oh that does sound great!!

[Sylvanbilly]

iam up for a regular meet beach forage or woodland / hedgerow as everything is growing plenty of spring edibles coming up would anyone be up for a woodland wonder tree id
I would be happy to point out what I know signs of ill heath fungi that kind off thing.

Yeah I'am up for this,
Btw, got the dates wrong with my last post as that weekend is the NW BUSHCRAFT MEET,
You name the date mate

[Valantine]

Count me in T^

[NorthernYeti]

hoping on a mooch around somewhere not sure where yet tho on the 5th if anyone wants to join along

[arbcraft]

I could prob do the 5th as most of u guys live Denbighshire/Flintshire way how about a woodland meet up if anyone knows of a nice broadleaf woods we could do tree and plant id
have a look for edibles, gather some firemaking resources I have plenty of old climbing rope maybe do some knot work.

[Sylvanbilly]

Yeah I am up for a Bimble/forage/ brew, I think I'll bring a snack this time 🍰

[Sylvanbilly]

The 5th is good with me

[NorthernYeti]

anyone know any good woodland? bearing in mind im coming by train bus bike

[woodsman]

Try here ... interesting little woods.


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[Sylvanbilly]

Try here ... interesting little woods.


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