Wild Food Foraging with Mat Follas
Do you know your hemlock from your hogweed?
Join Mat Follas for a scenic walk to look at some of the seasonal plants around Eggardon Hill.
This is a lovely walk around Eggardon led by Mat Follas who will help us identify the seasonal plants growing here. The walk will be around 2 miles and will move at a slow but steady pace as we stop and talk about the plants we find as we walk.
We ask you to bring a large dose of curiosity as well as some sturdy footwear, and maybe a notepad and pen!
Please note:
- Please park your car in one of the laybys close to Eggardon Hill. We will wait by the main field gate for you which leads down the track to Eggardon Hill. What3Words///defectors.lighters.large
- Bring weather appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear.
- There are no facilities so you are responsible for your own refreshments
- Bring a notepad and pen if you want to record anything.
- Eggardon Hill is very uneven and steep. The track to the hillfort can get muddy especially after rain.
- This walk is not considered suitable for dogs due to livestock.
- Booking essential for this walk due to a limited number of spaces.
- The walk is managable for some children the content of the information being shared is designed for an older audience.
Ticket options
Do you know your hemlock from your hogweed?
Join Mat Follas for a scenic walk to look at some of the seasonal plants around Eggardon Hill.
This is a lovely walk around Eggardon led by Mat Follas who will help us identify the seasonal plants growing here. The walk will be around 2 miles and will move at a slow but steady pace as we stop and talk about the plants we find as we walk.
We ask you to bring a large dose of curiosity as well as some sturdy footwear, and maybe a notepad and pen!
Please note:
- Please park your car in one of the laybys close to Eggardon Hill. We will wait by the main field gate for you which leads down the track to Eggardon Hill. What3Words///defectors.lighters.large
- Bring weather appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear.
- There are no facilities so you are responsible for your own refreshments
- Bring a notepad and pen if you want to record anything.
- Eggardon Hill is very uneven and steep. The track to the hillfort can get muddy especially after rain.
- This walk is not considered suitable for dogs due to livestock.
- Booking essential for this walk due to a limited number of spaces.
- The walk is managable for some children the content of the information being shared is designed for an older audience.