John Wright

River Cottage

Probably the most well-known name in UK foraging; John is the author of no less than four River Cottage Handbooks on Hedgerow, Mushrooms, Seashore and Booze. He is also the author of The Forager's Calendar, which is a bible for many wild foodies. Not only does John write for The Guardian, he also has made many appearances on River Cottage along with countless other TV and radio appearances.

John hosts his own courses in Dorset through Edible Bush.

Glennie Kindred

Writer, Artist & Forager

Glennie has published books on foraging and herbalism accompanied by her beautiful artwork. Glennie's books are practical and inspire the reader to self-empowerment. Her books include The Hedgerow Cookbook and Hedgerow Herbalism. They explore the wild edges of our relationship with the Earth through our native plants and trees, tree lore, herbalism, Earth wisdom, alchemy, celebrating the Earth's cycles and creating heartfelt ceremony. Glennie is also the editor and co-creator of the Earth Pathways diary. Find out more about Glennie's work here.

Adele Nozedar

Brecon Beacons Foraging

Adele is an author, food writer, and forager. She has written several popular wild food books including The Hedgerow Handbook, Foraging for Kids, The Tree Forager and The Garden Forager. Adele has also created a range of botanical gins using wild ingredients. She has appeared on Channel 4's Extraordinary Escapes foraging with Sandi Toksvig. Adele runs Brecon Beacons Foraging in South Wales where she hosts wild food walks.

Dave Watson

Woodland Survival Crafts

Dave has over 30 years of bushcraft experience. He is the lead tutor at Woodland Survival Crafts. Dave’s passion for ancient survival skills, or ‘bushcraft’ as it has become known, stems from his teenage years when he spent much of his time wandering around Britain in semi-wild places trying to live off the land.

Dave views the subject of bushcraft as an exciting and inspiring tool suitable for everyone, to teach life skills, environmental education, and history as well as being a perfect basis in which to impart sound spiritual lessons.

Julie Bruton-Seal

Hedgerow Medicine

Julie is the author of Hedgerow Medicine, Wayside Medicine, Kitchen Medicine and Eat Your Weeds. Julie is a practising naturopathic herbalist, iridologist and natural healer. She is a Fellow of the Association of Master Herbalists (AMH) and is currently chair of the Herbal History Research Network. Julie was also editor of Nature's Path and The Herbalist magazines for many years, and a founding organiser of HerbFest, an annual gathering celebrating healing plants and herbal medicine.

You can find out more about her work here.

Andy Hamilton

Wild Brewer & Writer

Andy describes himself as an "author and wild gentleman." He is the bestselling author of Booze For Free and the multi award winning Brewing Britain and Fermenting Everything. Andy is also known for his wild food knowledge and has popped up on TV and radio a few times as a result as well as writing for The Ecologist, Wired and Home Farmer magazines. Andy has a wealth of experience in making his own alcoholic drinks from cider, to beer, to cordials, to country wines and more. You can follow Andy's wild brewing tips over on his website.

Craig Evans

Coastal Foraging

Craig is a specialist in coastal wild foods and hosts foraging walks and beach cookouts along the west coast of Wales. There are rich pickings to be had on the beach, including shellfish, seaweeds, fish and plants. Craig has made several TV appearances and continues to champion coastal foraging through his growing YouTube Channel where he has amassed a huge following with over 100,000 subscribers and counting!

Juliette Bryant

Juliette's Kitchen

Juliette is a plant medicine woman and superfood alchemist who runs courses, talks, workshops and retreats around the world.

​She created Juliette's Kitchen to help people thrive by showing how to make delicious and healthy food. Juliette has featured in many magazine with her recipes and as a nutritional expert and is a regular on BBC Radio Essex. She has written for a wide range of publications such as SEN Leader, Running Magazine, Closer, Woman’s Magazine, Holland and Barrett, Vegan Life and many more.

Andrew Price

Dryad Bushcraft

Andrew is Head Bushcraft Instructor at Dryad Bushcraft, Global Ambassador for Bushcraft & Survival Skills Magazine and Presenter of ITV's Coast & Country.

Dryad Bushcraft have a well-earned reputation in the world of outdoor skills for delivering high quality courses. Andrew has made several appearances on television over the years and written for national publications including The Guardian.

"My objective is to provide courses in the techniques of sustainable living through the medium of Bushcraft and other outdoor activities."

Gemma Hindi

Earthwild London

Earthwild provides immersive outdoor learning experiences designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and (re)connection with nature. Gemma is a qualified Forest School leader and trainer, environmental educator and forager. Gemma works alongside top London chefs to make some truly mouthwatering and special recipes with the wild food ingredients she forages. Check out her Instagram account to see some inspiring stuff.

Dave Hamilton

Writer & Forager

Dave is a professional forager and author of Where The Wild Things Grow, The Self Sufficient-ish Bible and Family Foraging, having sold over 70,000 books worldwide. Dave has appeared on ITV with Ben Fogle and hosts his own foraging courses in Somerset. He also writes regularly for BBC Gardner's World and Countryfile magazines. You can find out more about Dave's great work over at his website.

Tara Crank

Bushcraft & Nature Educator

Tara has a background in environmental conservation and music. She delivers outdoor workshops with both the renowned Dryad Bushcraft school as well as Coed Lleol, both in Wales. Tara has written for Bushcraft & Survival Skills Magazine and she is an active member of the IOL Bushcraft Professional Practise Group. You can follow Tara's adventures via her Instagram page.

Lizzy Maskey

Pippin & Gile; Bushcraft & Foraging

Lizzy is a bushcraft teacher, storyteller, founder of Pippin & Gile: Bushcraft & Foraging. Lizzy set up Pippin & Gile, realising she could combine all her passions in one place; spending time outdoors, lighting fires, creating things from nature and sharing her passion for all things green with others.

She’s spent the last 5 years working outdoors, guiding groups of adults and children all around the UK, leading walking bushcraft skills, foraging and outdoor cooking.

James Dunlop

Wild Thyme Outdoors

James has more than a decade of experience working in outdoor education. After a short military career, James has honed his bushcraft skills under the tutelage of Ray Mears at the renowned Woodlore school. It is James’ passion for working with people and his love of the outdoors that gave birth to the concept of Wild Thyme Outdoors where he is the Head Forest School Leader.

Lucinda Warner

Whispering Earth

Lucinda is the founder of Whispering Earth. She is a herbalist, naturopath, nature-lover and blogger. Lucinda is also a member of The Herbarium, a wonderful and wise group of traditional herbalists and write regular articles on herbs and natural health for The Mother magazine. Lucinda is also a very talented illustrator specialising in British wildlife from plants, to fungi to birds.