Some for the pot

It may be my gypsy blood but I do like a spot of foraging. This morning, I took out the last box of frozen blackberries and apples from the freezer. Last autumn we had a frantic month trying to gather in the harvest before the cold set in. We picked blackberries, damsons, wild golden and red plums      (sometimes on the rather dangerous slip road to the A 23!) and many windfalls from the community orchard we have here in Hurstpierpoint. St Darby could be found on many an afternoon cutting and peeling endless  piles of apples. The investment paid off. Every morning until now we have been able to have fruit on our porridge (39p a bag at Lidl's) with a spoonful of low fat Greek style yoghurt
 ( £1.58 per kilo at aforementioned shop) . If the fruit is tart, then a bit of honey, too. It's so much more enjoyable than commercially produced cereal and no  added sugar! We still have a pot of gooseberries in the freezer. But now the rhubarb is ready to replace frozen fruit, then strawberries, raspberries, black and red currants  from the garden, will be on their way.
This year, I hope we can extend our supply to last right up until strawberry time. We also have dried  boletus, both wood boletus and ceps for risottos in good supply,  taken from our locality but need to extend our savoury winter larder somewhat. Each year, you learn a bit more about the countryside and what great gifts it has to offer.
Any foraging tips always welcome. I have cooked nettles but I don't like them! They are better for making fertiliser....