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A day of weaving, foraging & wild food!

Saturday May 17th 2025, 9.30am-4pm

140 British pounds
Black Rock, Caldicot

Service Description

We will spend the day at Black Rock picnic area on the Severn Estuary, where the foraging is phenomenal and the views spectacular! We will meet at 9.30 am and begin with Amanda Rayner, the willow-weaving wizardess behind Wyldwood Willow, teaching us to weave a practical and beautiful foraging frame basket, with locally grown willows, whilst taking in the sights and sounds of the estuary and salt marshes. Throughout the morning we will enjoy foraged snacks and refreshments, which I will prepare with the finest seasonal & preserved wild ingredients. This peaceful and relaxing introduction to basket-making will give you a new skill, and leave you eager to get on with the next part of our inspiring day, to use the basket for its intended purpose! With your lovely new baskets in hand, we will explore the salt marshes, hedgerows, meadows and coastal flats, at this very special and particularly abundant spot on the Estuary. I will teach you how to find, identify, sustainably harvest and make delicious recipes with the myriad of wild foods we will encounter on our gentle & scenic meander. We will then return to the picnic site, having worked up an appetite for a splendid wild lunch overlooking the water at Black Rock, the home of the Lave Net Heritage Salmon Fishery, intrinsically linked to both willow weaving and foraging, hence why salmon must feature on the menu! Our late lunch may include such delicacies as fire-roasted salmon basted with wild garlic, wild mushroom miso soup, freshly baked foraged focaccia, pastries, freshly-picked wild salads, dips and hummus, and sweet and tasty foraged morsels for dessert, served overlooking the stunning estuary, tucking in whilst we chat about all things foraging & weaving related! This is one of my favourite offerings, in partnership with my gorgeous and talented friend Amanda. We have offered this experience for 3 years now, and it is always the most lovely of days, attracting friends, couples and singles alike, immersing ourselves in nature, full of chatter and laughter, the therapy of the willow and the wild, in a beautiful location with scenic views, all complemented with delicious food and drink along the way! We have always thankfully been blessed with wonderful sunshine, so we will have gazebos and awnings to offer you shade, and in the unlikely event of rain, protection from it. Saturday May 17th 2025, 9.30am-4pm £140p.p. Any and all dietary requirements can be catered to. Suitable for ages 14 upwards.


Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel or reschedule your booked experience, please contact us 14 days or more before the date of the event. It is not possible to offer a refund for any cancelled bookings made within the appropriate time frame, for which alternative dates are available, you can instead retain credit for a future date, which will remain valid for 2 years. If the weather is prohibitive and it looks like the weather would be so severe as to render the experience unenjoyable, or if the conditions look like it would be dangerous to proceed, we will contact you in advance to rearrange. Gift vouchers are valid for redemption for 2 years after purchase.


Contact Details

07477885126

chloe.gourmetgatherings@gmail.com


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