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[ewt]

Chestnut hunting went really well. Haven't weighed chestnuts or written things up for foraging blog or anything; need to do this at some point, but now is not the time. Thanks to those who made it; condolences to those who, for one reason or another, could not come. Maybe next time!

Tired now. Hot bath then bed. Teaching tomorrow, 6 hours, going to be tiring given lurgy.

Comments

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Sorry to miss the chestnuts but had other things to do.

Will you be Pemburying tomorrow?

[kake]

Hurrah! Sorry I didn't make it, and glad it went well.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Hoorah! Hope to forage again with you some time soon!

Chestnuts

[columbiaist.livejournal.com]

One of the things I wished my wife and I had done was get some hot chestnuts from the vendors around the British Museum. The last time there, November 4 years ago, it was perfect weather for hot chestnuts but our itinerary got the best of us. I am sure you had a wonderful time foraging in the park

[exmoor-cat.livejournal.com]

Could you send me a recipe or two for chestnut? I can collect loads at lunch hour.

[exmoor-cat.livejournal.com]

erm, Horse Chestnuts

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

No, we were collecting sweet chestnuts. I'm not sure you can make horse chestnuts edible, they certainly aren't as they are because of the high amounts of tannin they contain.

[fingerbones.livejournal.com]

I recently went on a guided walk in Richmond Park and the guide pointed out that the chestnuts there were a very valuable winter food for the deer. The deer get supplementary food as necessary but the herd management felt they were happier with as near a natural diet as possible. I was really surprised to hear this and asked about other foraging foods there and he told me that technically you are not allowed to remove anything from Richmond Park. Not even a flower or a twig. No mushrooms or blackberries. But as far as he was aware the one they really cared about was chestnuts for the large deer herds. That said, there was so little enforcement that despite "foot and mouth control" signs asking people to keep dogs on leads I reckon that fewer than 1 in 10 dog owners complied. Many cyclists were just as bad too.
Anyway, if you or others are interested
The next guided walk is 3rd Nov at 10am "Learn about Fungi"
www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond_park/event.cfm?id=1111
Looks like you can choose to go on other walks too like "Introduction to the history and wildlife of Richmond Park".
PS
Happy Birthday! in advance
PPS
What is your foraging blog called? I'm afraid I have forgotten :/

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

It's allowed to collect chestnuts from Greenwich Park as long as you don't touch the trees and only gather the nuts from the ground. The deer enclosure there isn't accessible to the public.

Foraging blog is here (http://geekmeetsnature.wordpress.com) but I haven't updated it in ages...

[pplfichi.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D