About 

Hi I’m Emily and I’m a Foraging Guide and Folk Herbalist. Through my work I invite others to reconnect with the landscapes we inhabit, the seasonal rhythms, and to keep old and forgotten wisdom alive.

During my foraging walks and workshops I share traditional knowledge and stories about plants and how they can sustain us, guiding people toward a deeper understanding of nature’s healing gifts and our relationship with the land.

I do this by teaching plant, fungi and tree identification skills, the culinary and medicinal uses of plants, sharing the folk understandings of their benefits as well as modern scientific research, and relaying the folklore, symbolism and general history surrounding these natural wonders beneath our feet.

I have studied outdoor leadership with the Wildlife Trust as well as courses in British folklore and Herbalism. For most of my working life I have worked with vulnerable people as a creative therapist, and through using this varied experience, I encourage others to engage with the natural world through historic, symbolic and scientific perspectives, inviting a sense of connection in an often disconnected modern world.

I have most recently worked with a green social prescribing charity offering foraging workshops to those often from deprived areas, suffering with mental health issues and loneliness.

I am now offering my walks and workshops publicly in Sheffield. I am also open to collaborating and offering my services to any who are interested or may benefit.