Disclamer

When foraging for wild food, you must be able to correctly identify what you are picking, otherwise you should not eat it. Never eat any wild food without multiple sources of positive identification – do not eat any wild plants or mushrooms just from viewing this website. SOME WILD PLANTS AND MUSHROOMS IN THE UK ARE DEADLY POISONOUS. You use the content in this website at your own risk. 

Under the Wildlife & Countryside Act and the Theft Act you are allowed to harvest foliage, flowers, fruit and fungi (if not protected) for your own consumption from most common land, but check local bylaws first and make sure you have the permission of the landowner if you are on private property. For a forager this means making sure you research the areas you go to thoroughly and read any available signs.

It is illegal to dig up any kind of root growing anywhere in the UK unless you have the landowner’s permission and you are not allowed to uproot anything you may be picking from either. 

It is also illegal to forage on any cultivated area such as farm land or orchards unless with the owner’s permission.

Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and the Theft Act it is illegal to pick wild food from anywhere in the UK and sell it unless you have the landowner’s permission.

Use common sense and have respect for the plants and the area you are picking in and always remember to only pick what you need.