June's green treasure: which plants to forage from nature?

June is one of the best times to forage wild plants. Beyond herbs grown in the home garden such as dill, parsley and cucumbers, nature offers plenty of valuable plants to harvest.

June is a time when nature provides abundant harvests – both in gardens and in forests and meadows, there are plenty of nutritious and flavourful plants worth gathering.

In the home garden, several plants sown in spring have already begun to fruit: parsley, dill and the first cucumbers. But these are just the beginning – June's wild nature awaits discovery with an even greater selection of edible and medicinal plants.

When venturing into nature, it pays to pay attention to plants that shops rarely offer, but which have remarkable nutritional and flavour value. The natural larder is richer than many imagine.

When gathering plants, one should follow simple rules: harvest away from roads and sources of pollution, and make sure the plant is positively identified. It is also important to respect nature conservation regulations and not to pick protected species.