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dean_butler

Joined: 12 Sep 2012
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Location: London

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:37 pm Post subject: Marsh Samphire - Where can I find Dorset, Devon or Cornwall

Marsh Samphire - Where can I find Dorset, Devon or Cornwall

I guys Im very new to this forum, infact this is my first post here.
Im very interested in foraging and have done a very small amount before and wish to learn more.

Im going on a camper trip next week and will be doing some fishing and wish to find some good foraged food to go with my Mackerel and wish to find some Marsh Samphire. Does anyone know of any spots around either Dorset, Devon or Cornwall that it grows? Particular locations and or a google map link to the whereabouts would be really appreciated.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42207
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:38 pm Post subject:
Welcome aboard. Never found any round here though, sorry.

dean_butler

Joined: 12 Sep 2012
Posts: 39
Location: London

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:40 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Welcome aboard.

Never found any round here though, sorry.

Thank you for the Welcome Sean. Really glad to find this place. Seems great. I am a member of a few forums. EG Fishing and VW Campervans and have been on the look out for a good Foraging forum and signed up to a few but not much action on them. This looks like it has some good members so looking forward to it

PS out of interest does this forum use Tapatalk iPhone/iPad app? Just I use it on my other forums and be good to keep them all in one place.

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earthmamma

Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Posts: 411
Location: West Wiltshire

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:41 pm Post subject:
Hello and welcome. Don't know anywhere to find samphire, but just a thought have you tried looking/asking on the River Cottage website as it is down that way?!

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 7834
Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:41 pm Post subject:
rather late in the season for samphire I'm afraid...most of it will be yellow and stringy by now!Best time is late spring/summer...sorry not to be more help

dean_butler

Joined: 12 Sep 2012
Posts: 39
Location: London

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:44 pm Post subject:
Wow this is an active forum. Great to see. Thank you for the info's. Even if its not the best time to pick would be great to build a database in my head or locations where I could find. Want to forage to go with my Mackerel I will be catching

Minamoo

Joined: 05 Feb 2008
Posts: 1231

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:47 pm Post subject:

Rock samphire is more common than marsh samphire and tastes great with mackerel too. Keep your eyes out while walking on rocky beaches and you are very likely to find it. We found quite a lot of it in cornwall. Can't remember exactly where though it was in the Looe area if that helps. It might be a bit late for that too though mightn't it....Maybe not. I remember picking it this time of the year a couple of years ago. Can't remember whether it was edible or not though!

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dean_butler

Joined: 12 Sep 2012
Posts: 39
Location: London

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:47 pm Post subject:

earthmamma wrote:

Hello and welcome.
Don't know anywhere to find samphire, but just a thought have you tried looking/asking on the River Cottage website as it is down that way?!

Lol strangely I did post this exact same message on there but didnt get any hits so looked around and found you guys.

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:49 pm Post subject:
The Skern at Northam Burrows.

dean_butler

Joined: 12 Sep 2012
Posts: 39
Location: London

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:52 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

The Skern at Northam Burrows.

Ahh Westward Ho... We often stop off there on our travels. Great info. Do you have a GPS or googley thing to home in on the area where you found it. Skern????

fungi2bwith

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
Posts: 167
Location: NE Hants

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:52 pm Post subject:
You'll find it around most mud flats of esturies at low tide in the south. e.g. in Dorset it is in the Fleet at the Weymouth end also in Axe estury. You'll find its common if you look in the correct environment.

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 3:58 pm Post subject:
https://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+Skern First link has a grid reference.

dean_butler

Joined: 12 Sep 2012
Posts: 39
Location: London

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 4:15 pm Post subject:
Thank you so much guys for this. Just going to check link now.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 4:15 pm Post subject:

Minamoo wrote:

I know there's rock samphire at the beach below Menabilly Barton, between Par & Fowey on the South coast of Cornwall.
Beautiful beach, clean water (no sewerage outfalls nearby) & loads of large deep rock pools at low tide, so good for shellfish & crustaceans as well.
I've never found any marsh samphire, but one place that might be fruitful is the upper tidal reaches of the Fal between Tresilian & Truro.
& Welcome to the forum from me too.

dean_butler

Joined: 12 Sep 2012
Posts: 39
Location: London

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 12 4:22 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+Skern

First link has a grid reference.

Haha very good

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