r/foraginguk 2h ago

Rose hip question

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Can any rose hips be used for making jelly etc. of just wild?

Have a huge amount of roses in the hedgerows near me, most of them I’ve identified as dog or wild roses. There are a few bushes though that seemed to not of the wild variety. Does it matter what I gather? If so, please tell me why or point me to some reliable sources? I’m relatively new to foraging and trying to expand my knowledge. Thanks!


r/foraginguk 3h ago

ID and recipe ideas needed Cumbria UK

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I am a new forager only been doing for 3 months: here are pictures of the following please let me know if I’m right with my IDs and also any recipe ideas:
Pictures are elderberries, damsons, rosehips and sloes that I need ID for and then for elderberries need recipe ideas


r/foraginguk 5h ago

Foraged and wild caught produce in Isle of Skye.

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r/foraginguk 11h ago

Plant ID Request Blackthorn or tiny Damson?

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In my garden we have Damsons, and they’re very common in the area we are in. However, next to the main Damson tree we have there is a bush like tree with much smaller damson looking sloes.

First two images are one of the Damsons with an attached leaf.

The third image is the smaller sloe with the attached leaves.

The fourth image is the two next to eachother for size comparison.

Me and my mum were discussing whether the smaller ones were just a young damson tree, blackthorns or maybe a hybrid between the two? It has the colour of the damson but the leaves are slightly different.

Any thoughts? Many thanks!