Handle plants and taste wild ingredients on a foraging walk in Godalming

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September 21, 2026

Learn to identify wild edible plants safely with a qualified ethnobotanist and go foraging in the Surrey Hills with Joyful Outdoors.


In today’s non-stop world where taking time for yourself is so precious, never has the need to ‘step back’ been more vital. So why not step back into nature and enjoy the benefits of truly switching off and learn something new at the same time.

Joyful Outdoors invites you to experience foraging in the Surrey Hills where you will learn to identify wild edible plants safely with help from a qualified ethnobotanist.

As one walker says: “What a great antidote to the news…get outside and eat some leaves!”, another talks about “being blown away at being taught how to both pick and eat a stinging nettle without being stung”.

Curious about wild food but not sure where to start? You might be surprised how much is on your doorstep – common plants you pass every day without ever noticing.

​​Let Elspeth Fimpel take you on a gentle foraging walk that uses all your senses and experience the world differently. ​A beginners foraging walk will feed your curiosity and kindle a genuine relationship with wild plants.

​You’ll learn how to recognise common edible wild plants, avoid poisonous lookalikes, forage ethically and sustainably and use seasonal wild ingredients at home. All walks include wild food tasters made with seasonal foraged ingredients. Foraging walks are held on a regular basis.

Connect with nature, learn to ‘read the green’ and explore wild edible and poisonous plants found locally.

To find out more about this and future walks, visit joyfuloutdoors.co.uk/foarging-walks-surrey.

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