What started as a group of strangers, grew into a friendship community drawn together by a shared desire to reconnect with each other and nature, and rediscover a slower, more meaningful way of living.
A lovely bunch of folk adventuring Pendle, spending time outdoors, foraging for wild foods, learning from the land and sharing meals together. Everyone is welcome with kindness, empathy and understanding at our heart (we don’t even need to say that, everyone just is and has been).
Following the rhythms of the seasons we are re-learning to appreciate ourselves, each other and all that nature has to offer. From the first signs of spring growth to the abundance of autumn harvests; providing food to be shared, wisdom to be learned and remedies to be remembered.
Whether you’re curious about foraging, looking to spend more time in nature, or simply hoping to meet new people, you’ll find a welcoming space where strangers become friends and shared experiences grow into lasting relationships.
If you would like to join us, we venture out to forage and cook most days and anyone is welcome to join. We know it can sometimes be a little daunting to just turn up so we also hold some organised events. To find out how, when and where to find us, take a look at our events below.
Working towards being more symbiotic with our surroundings, nature and each other.
It’s
Foraging Season
Our walks and gatherings are open to everyone, with both free and community-priced events throughout the year. Together we explore how to eat wild, craft from the earth, and care for the places that care for us.
Available for commissioned foraging walks, tailored to you and your budget.
“Pendle Plant Craft has meant to the world to me. Meeting weekly, going on walks, discovering amazing plants right under my nose. I’ve learned to make tea, clothes, lip balm…it’s extraordinary!”
Pat Beetham, Colne, Lancashire. Lot’s more reviews here….. https://www.facebook.com/pendleplantcraft/reviews https://share.google/LPlRAkv7kz46hJfQo
Pendle Plant Craft began in 2020, in the quiet days during the first lockdown.
When small groups of six were finally allowed to meet outdoors again, founder Pete Compston wrote a simple Facebook post inviting people to join him in learning about wild foods, medicines, and our connection to nature, together, as friends.
The idea was simple: to take responsibility for our own wellbeing, to depend less on systems we can’t control, and to begin freeing ourselves, little by little, from the culture of blame that surrounds us.
Three friends turned up. Curious, cautious, and grateful just to be outside together. They walked slowly, naming wild herbs and edible greens that had been underfoot all along.
By the following week there were twelve. Then twenty. Then sometimes nearly fifty.
What began as a few friends learning in the park soon became a growing community built on curiosity, kindness, empathy and understanding, and the shared joy of reconnecting with nature.
Today, Pendle Plant Craft runs foraging walks, creative workshops, and seasonal gatherings across Lancashire, centred around a cabin at Lomeshaye Marsh Nature Reserve. A place where learning, cooking, and crafting meet.
Pete now writes for regional magazines including Northern Life Magazine and Garden Folk Magazine, sharing stories of plants, trees, and mushrooms, while others bring their own gifts: herbal medicine, tea-making, textile crafts, music, art, and conversation.
Pendle Plant Craft remains what it’s always been. Not a company, but a community of friends learning together. Every walk, every workshop, every cup of wild tea is part of that same story that began with one small question and a walk through the wild.
