Wild Garlic: Identification, Sustainable Picking & Ramson Oil Recipe 🌱

Spring has truly arrived in the UK, and today we’re heading out to the woods to find one of my absolute favourites: Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum). In this video, I’ll guide you through: Safe Identification: How to be 100% sure you’ve found Wild Garlic and avoid toxic lookalikes Sustainable Foraging: My top tips for picking responsibly to ensure these beautiful patches return year after year. Preservation: We head back to the kitchen to make a incredibly simple and vibrant Wild Garlic Oil—perfect for drizzling over....everything really. Wild Garlic is a fantastic plant for beginners and experienced foragers alike, offering a fresh, pungent taste of the wild. Beginner Friendly Books: Foraging Pocket Guide - Wild Food UK https://www.wildfooduk.com/shop/forag... The Forager’s Almanac - Danielle Gallacher https://www.naturebooks.co.uk/product... The Complete Guide to Foraging - Lewis Pidoux https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-... Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:39 - Where to find Wild Garlic (woodlands & hedge rows) 1:14 - How to identify Wild Garlic 2:16 - Toxic Lookalikes: Identifying Lords and Ladies 4:43 - The sniff test: Why onions are "human food" 6:30 - How to pick Wild Garlic sustainably 8:39 - Harvesting tips: Avoiding soil compaction 10:19 - Heading back to Fieldstudy Kitchen 10:39 - Wild Garlic Oil Recipe: The simplified version 14:17 - Outro & Subscribe Join the journey: 🍄‍🟫 Subscribe for weekly foraging and nature films from the Isle of Wight. 🍄‍🟫   / fieldstudy_   Follow the Fieldstudy Instagram for daily updates from the British countryside. #foraging #wildgarlic #wildfood #nature #fieldstudy #ukforaging #springforaging Always be 100% sure of your identification before consuming any wild plant.