The UX Forager

Came across this colourful plant plant, identified it as Yellow Archangel, in the same family as dead-nettle and mint? Seemingly it’s edible :) #dunfermline #fife #fifescotland #yellowarchangel #yellowdeadnettle #artilleryplant #aluminiumplant #yellowweaselsnout #lamiumgaleobdolon #foraging #forage #wildfood #forager #wildedibles #foragingdunfermline #foragingfife #foragingscotland #foraginguk #uxforager (at Dunfermline, Fife) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL1j1zAsBt0/?igshid=z98srbssuj47

It was such a good day today. I can feel spring in the air and in my step. I hope everyone had an equally braw day 😁 #dunfermline #fife #fifescotland #minerslettuce #siberianspringbeauty #pinkpurslane #pinkclaytonia #claytoniasibirica #foraging #forage #wildfood #forager #wildedibles #foragingdunfermline #foragingfife #foragingscotland #foraginguk #uxforager (at Dunfermline, Fife) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkAqKMMABE/?igshid=674sxlijq1n2

I took these mid week, just before the snow started to thaw. Hopefully spring is fully on its way :) #route764 #dunfermline #fife #fifescotland #velvetshank #enoki #flammulinavelutipes #scarletelfcap #scarletelfcup #sarcoscyphacoccinea #earthstar #whitedeadnettle #woodear #jellyear #auriculariaauriculajudae #foraging #forage #wildfood #forager #wildedibles #foragingdunfermline #foragingfife #foragingscotland #foraginguk #uxforager (at Dunfermline To Alloa Cycle Route) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhQB7qstqA/?igshid=168jead64p9xz

I have walked past this tree so many times. It’s in my line of sight and it’s right beside the path. Yet I still failed to notice it being taken over by velvet shank and turkey tail. Sadly the velvet shank all look past their best. Clearly my mushroom senses have not yet fully developed. #dunfermline #fife #fifescotland #velvetshank #enoki #turkeytail #foraging #forage #wildfood #forager #wildedibles #foragingdunfermline #foragingfife #foragingscotland #foraginguk #uxforager (at Dunfermline, Fife) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK14HwNs8DU/?igshid=1szigwinesmq5

Mild but miserable weather today in the Kingdom of Fife. Went for a wet walk along the outskirts of a local golf course and found more velvet shank mushrooms 😁 Can anyone give me some tips on the best moment to harvest them? Like, should I wait till the weather is drier? They look way to squidgy to harvest right now 🤔 #velvetshank #enoki #enokimushroom #enokimushrooms #enokitake #lecanoromycetes #lichen #inocybaceae #foraging #forage #wildfood #forager #wildedibles #dunfermline #fife #fifescotland #foragingdunfermline #foragingfife #foragingscotland #foraginguk #uxforager (at Dunfermline, Fife) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKmfgnosAFr/?igshid=1eatlldmrnz40

Spotted these yesterday. Feel fairly confident that these are velvet shank, but any confirmation would be appreciated. Also, would they be past their best in this frozen state? And who knew that velvet shank and enoki were the same thing 🤷‍♂️! Every day is a school day. #velvetshank #enoki #enokimushroom #enokimushrooms #enokitake #foraging #forage #wildfood #forager #wildedibles #dunfermline #fife #fifescotland #foragingdunfermline #foragingfife #foragingscotland #foraginguk #uxforager (at Dunfermline, Fife) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKZhF6bsYEo/?igshid=zzr002z326mg

If you’re located in Dunfermline and you’re a noob forager like me, here’s another of the places I like to wander in the hope of recognising and finding edible things to eat. 02 | Broomhall Estate This is a great place to stroll and explore. At its peak you can overlook the Forth and the village of Pattiesmuir. It’s surrounded by three modest woodlands and while it does provide a walkway between Limekilns and Dunfermline, it’s not too busy. It has a good share of hedgerows where there feels like an inexhaustible supply of rosehips. On the fringes of the woodlands there is plenty of elder, sorrel and gorse. I have no idea what edible fungi the estate has to offer, but I have observed many weird and fascinating inedible species. #broomhallestate #pattiesmuir #dunfermline #fife #fifescotland #fifefood #foodfromfife #chickweed #stitchwort #winterpurslane #minerslettuce #purslane #bramble #blackberry #woodear #jellyear #velvetshank #flammulinavelutipes #hypoxylaceae #tremellaceae #foraging #forage #wildfood #forager #wildedibles #foragingdunfermline #foragingfife #foragingscotland #foraginguk #uxforager (at Pattiesmuir) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKMk1xyM7N3/?igshid=s3solip88kcn

It’s been ages since I’ve been able to get out and suck up some fresh air on the hunt for interesting plants and fungi. It was such a beautiful day, great light, pleasant scenery and a landscape full of colour. I found some of the weirdest, ickiest, squishy and oozing fungi that I’ve seen so far... and who knew that Elf Caps look so rude in their early stages 🤭 (pic 3). I found all these interesting fungi in woods surrounding an old disused quarry in Charlestown. I had this location pinned on my ‘map of places to forage’ for a while but always overlooked it. I’m really glad I gave it a shot today and if you’re in the area it’s worth a visit, even if only for a walk. I don’t know how busy it is normally, but I had the whole place to myself today... #lichenized #peltigeraceae #meruliaceae #helotiaceae #heterobasidiomycete #elfcups #sarcoscypha #tremellaceae #funghi #fungi #forage #foraging #foragedfood #foraged #fifeforager #uxforager (at Charlestown, Fife) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBv96xMS0-/?igshid=r9rveaqutn0c

I saw these and thought of @kumkumy08 and her Cattail pancakes. Go check out her profile to see how to turn cattail pollen into delicious pancakes... very inventive :) #cattails #bulrush #pollen #forageforfood #foragescotland #foragefife #scotlandforaging #wildfooduk #wildforaging #uxforager (at Tulliallan Police College)

Saw this strange funghi, I think it’s maybe Candlesnuff fungus 🤔 #candlesnufffungus #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsofinstagram #fungi #funghi #forageforfood #foragescotland #foragefife #forageuk #uxforager