Good time of year to start foraging mate. Blackberry's etc, make yourself some jam its very rewarding eating your own jam in the depths of winter. The Mushrooms are just starting. Get your self a mushroom book or two "River Cottage Handbook No 1 Mushrooms" is good in fact the do a hole set on foraging. There are many good mushrooming books out there , "Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe" by Peter Jordan is another good one . The main thing "Do Not Eat Any Thing Your Not Sure Of", keep your eye out for Giant Puff Ball mushroom its the size of a foot ball or loaf of bread ve