Lizzy Maskey is the founder of Pippin and Gile and has been fascinated by fire and foraging since she was a child.

Find out more about Lizzy's amazing approach to adventure, why she loves the natural world and the secret ancestor she has in her family (clue: it's no wonder she's connected to nature!)

Lizzy has brilliantly shared some of her inspiration, favourite apps and a few bonus recipes here...

Get in touch and book your courses here...

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Website: www.pippinandgile.co.uk

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Books mentioned:

The Lost Words -Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris

Conqueror Series - Conn Iggulden 

Foraging ones I love:

River cottage, hedgerow & preserves.

The Forager Handbook - Miles Irving

ID ones I keep coming back to:

The Wild Flower Key -

https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9780723251750/the-wild-flower-key/used

Colins - Tree Guide

Colins - Mushroom Guide

Britain’s Birds - WILD Guides

Apps mentioned:

Merlin Bird ID - I really like the sound ID feature on this one.

I forgot to talk about this one - Colins Birds - its £15 but has all the information from the book, easy search functions and you can play the different bird songs.

My blog has a number of recipes on it:

https://pippinandgile.co.uk/pippin-and-gile-blog/

Including four for elderflowers (two types of fizz, a cordial and fritters) 

Find out more about Ellen Hutchins - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Hutchins

Or going the festival - https://ellenhutchins.com/festival-events/

See some of her incredible illustrations - https://ellenhutchins.com/ellens-treasures/