Beautiful flowers being picked and walked on.

[JohnL]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> But that's not the same species as 'ramsons', the

> native UK wild garlic (not sure about Ireland).

> Foraging has had serious impacts on populations of

> ramsons ? Sydenham Hill and Dulwich woods, for

> example.

I didn't know there was a native & invasive species.

but Huffington Post explains

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/fi-bird/wild-garlic-in-the-kitchen_b_9636252.html

three cornered leek (non native)

ramsons (native)

I can't tell the difference personally - but it's sad that

'foraging' actually has an effect (are they professional)

as people grabbing a leaf or two should not and never used

to have that effect on the huge populations we used to have.

I wonder what the woods of my childhood now look like :(

[Help-Ma-Boab]

This thread has minded me of my childhood in the woods in Scotland. Getting caught short and having to wipe my backside with a doc leaf. Anybody else do that?

[red devil]

No, but I did use them to counter stinging nettles. It worked but also left a green smear. Your Mum must've wondered what you'd been eating that day...

[Jules-and-Boo]

lucky it wasn't a thistle by mistake

[natty01295]

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