Foraging for Sweet Chestnuts

Discover this great wild food, probably growing near you, perfect for foraging in Autumn. Bushcraft instructor James Kendall shows you Sweet Chestnuts (Castanea sativa) not to be confused with conkers.

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[creativeforce]

just foraged my first sweet chestnuts. Thanks for this helpful guide

[matthewlangton]

Absolutely delicious thanks for showing your content on sweet chestnut, I have a wild tree in the north east of England very rare which I collect from old land of what now the land owner has very lucky I have bags of free chestnuts .

[hanne-lize]

There is a tree outside the house where I live. Today I found out it's a Chestnut tree! It's Autumn here in South Africa. I didn't know that Chestnuts grow here!

[adampax]

Wonderful video and very informative! Thanks :)

[exeterbeekeeper]

I have a chestnut tree on my allotment so far I have been a waste of time, however it inspired to forage elsewhere with better results

[agreatalternative]

Great video as always!
Why are the smaller ones not worth your time? Is it because they are fiddly to de-shell?

[TheDramacist]

How are you touching those? I use two sets of leather gloves and it still bites

[debbiedawsonpeterdawson]

As kids we cooked them in the ashes of our open fire.
You must split the end or they will explode.

[joecrow]

I think those chestnut photos are set up haha if not your running commentary is still bell endish get a grip people and watch something professional like wild food uk.