Foraging Courses London, UK, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex

The Autumn Forager - Wild Foraging Course £275

At Phil Brooke Longbows, you don’t just gather wild food. You step into a living tradition, connect with the rhythms of the seasons, and learn the skills that sustained our ancestors for generations.

On the Autumn Forager course, that heritage comes alive. You’ll explore woodland floors and hedgerows at the height of autumn abundance, identify nuts, berries, roots, and late-season plants, and learn practical, sustainable methods to harvest and prepare them.

Train with curiosity. Learn with respect. Leave with a deeper understanding of the land, its bounty, and the skills to confidently gather from it.

Autumn is often overlooked, yet it is one of the richest seasons for wild food in the British countryside. Our Autumn Forager Wild Foraging Course in East Sussex takes place at the height of this abundance, when woodland hedgerows and forest floors are alive with nuts, berries, roots and late-season plants.

Join like-minded people on this immersive Sussex foraging course, with participants regularly travelling from London, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent and across the UK.

This in-depth wild food course explores the plants, berries, roots, nuts and fish that sustained our ancestors long before farming. You will learn how they identified, gathered and prepared food to see them through the coming winter, using techniques rooted in traditional woodland living.

This is an adult-only course.

Foraging Course Content

• Identification of seasonal wild plants
• Wild berries and hedgerow fruits
• Edible roots and tubers
• Nuts and autumn woodland harvest
• Wild food preparation techniques
• Primitive and traditional processing methods
• Understanding sustainable harvesting
• Preparing for winter in a pre-agricultural world

Duration

This wild foraging course runs over 3 days.

Arrival is Friday at 5pm, followed by a full day Saturday and concluding Sunday at approximately 4–5pm.

October 2026 – 5 Places Available
Friday 9th (arrive 5pm)
Saturday 10th
Sunday 11th (finishes 5pm)

Availability is updated as bookings are confirmed daily.

Location

Near Waldron, East Sussex

Our foraging courses take place in beautiful Sussex woodland, providing the perfect natural classroom for learning practical ethnobotany and seasonal wild food skills.

Catering

An evening meal is provided as part of the experience.

We cater for meat and vegetarian diets. If you have allergies, specialised dietary requirements, or follow a strict vegan diet, you will need to supplement the food provided with your own provisions.

Camping

Woodland camping is included at no extra cost in our camping area near Hellingly, East Sussex.

Group Size

Maximum 10 participants

Small group sizes ensure personal instruction and hands-on learning throughout the course.

Course Details

The course is delivered entirely outdoors from our comfortable expedition-style woodland camp.

Appropriate warm outdoor clothing is required.

Upon booking, you will receive detailed joining instructions in PDF format, including:

• Recommended kit list
• Directions
• Course information
• Medical form

Please check your email account, including spam folders, for attachments.

Social Media

A picture paints a thousand words! Please see our photographs from previous foraging courses and workshops on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/philbrookelongbows/

Reviews

Josh Smith – 2022

“I’ve completed a variety of courses with Phil now, including the Level 3 Bushcraft Award, bow-making workshop, arrow-making workshop, Level 4 Applied Bushcraft Award and Level 4 Bowmaking. The simple reason I keep coming back is that Phil is one of the best instructors in the industry. He is a full-time professional bowyer and an experienced woodsman, and he has an incredible ability to transfer his knowledge and skills. I can’t recommend Phil and his team highly enough to anyone interested in bushcraft, wilderness survival, ethnobotany, green woodworking, deer butchery, wild food or bow making.”

We feel reviews help others make informed decisions on our courses and products. Please read more on our Reviews page:
https://www.philbrookelongbows.co.uk/page/reviews/74/

Fees

The total course fee is £275 per person.

An initial deposit of £100 secures your place.
The remaining £175 will be invoiced 4–6 weeks prior to the course start date.

Further Questions

For any further questions, please contact us directly:
https://www.philbrookelongbows.co.uk/page/contact-us/18/

Autumn is a time of year that is often overlooked, but it is an excellent time for wild edibles and enjoying a foraging course in Sussex woodland. Come and enjoy this beautiful and bountiful moment in the annual cycle of a wild, diverse and plentiful forest.

Join other like-minded people on our foraging course - with many travelling from London, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent and across the UK to take part.

Join our in-depth foraging courses that look at the wild food our ancestors had to gather before farming and how they prepared for the perils of winter.

Wild plants, wild berries, roots, nuts and fish make up the core of this two-day course. In our foraging courses, we look at preparing a wide range of foods following methods straight out of prehistory.

These foraging courses are adult-only.

PRICE: £100.00