It’s a bit late in the season, but it’s definitely still around and well worth looking out for. Plantain (Plantago Major/ Plantago Lanceolata) is a herb with many uses.

Hawthorn berries (Crataegus Laevigata), or “haws” as they are known colloquially, have a very long history of use as medicine and food in Europe, in fact it’s one of our oldest known medicinal plants.

If they sowed an acre or two of this overlooked and unused, ancient plant, it could offer a real solution to all farmers facing the nitorgen fertilizer crisis. Comfrey (Symphytum Officinale) is without …

Now the heat of the summer has died back, you’re likely to start finding autumn growth Chickweed (Stellaria Media) re-emerging. Also called ‘Starwort’ or ‘Chickenwort’, Chickweed, as a wild edible, is a bit like Watercress but less peppery.