WorksheetsForaging and wild edible plants
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
What are some of the rules to ensure 'responsible foraging'?
Seek permission from the landowner
Only collect from plentiful populations
Any plants you find in the wild are fine to pick and take home to eat.
Know what you’re picking, it could be rare and protected
Always pick fruit from the top of the plant
All ........... plants are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981).
wild
edible
flowered
British
Dandelions are .....
an edible plant
a poisonous plant
Rhubarb is very tasty in cakes and sweet treats, but we cannot eat the whole plant. Why?
The stem is too hard and chewy to taste nice
The leaves contain a poison called oxalic acid
You cannot dig the roots up from the ground
It is a rare and protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981)
Similar looking plants usually have the same qualities so it is fine to assume both are edible or both are poisonous.
True - similar looking plants are from the same family and always have the same properties.
False - similar looking plants can be completely different. You should always try to check two different sources to identify.
The universal edibility test should be used to identify edible plants .....
whenever you need to identify a plant.
in an emergency only.
instead of using a book or online guide.
In the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) It is illegal to dig up or remove a plant (including algae, lichens and fungi) from the land on which it is growing without permission from the landowner or occupier.
True
False
