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Notes from the shore — seasons, species and the odd recipe.

For makers & researchers · Sep 2026

Seaweed in Nutraceuticals and Pharmaceuticals

What Scottish seaweed contains, where the evidence stands, and how to source identified raw material.

Tide craft · Aug 2026

How to Read the Tides

Springs, neaps and the moon — the fortnightly clock every forager lives by.

The law · Aug 2026

Is Seaweed Foraging Legal in Scotland?

The honest answer — personal use, commercial lines and protected places, plainly.

For the trade · Aug 2026

Wild Food for Chefs

Scottish seaweed on your menu — legally, safely, and with a story worth telling.

Wild dining · Aug 2026

Wild Dining in Scotland

Five courses, one fire, zero walls — the tasting menu the tide writes.

Gifting · Aug 2026

Gifts for People Who Have Everything

They don’t need another thing. Send them to the shore instead.

Day trip · Aug 2026

A Wilder Day Trip from Edinburgh

One hour north, the castle queue becomes a shoreline.

Gifting · Aug 2026

The Gift That Is a Morning on the Rocks

For the person with enough things — give them the tide instead.

The Coastal Dram · Aug 2026

Seaweed & Whisky

Why maritime malts and the shore’s own umami belong in the same glass — and the masterclass that proves it.

Teams · Aug 2026

Corporate Away Days, on the Shore

Forage together, cook over fire, eat what the team gathered — an hour from Edinburgh.

Shore guide · Aug 2026

Coastal & Marine Foraging in Scotland

What the words mean, what the shore gives, and how to begin — the east coast’s low-tide larder explained.

Seasons · Jul 2026

A Year on the Shore

What's at its best and when — a forager's calendar for the East Neuk, from spring sea lettuce to autumn kelp.

Field notes · Jun 2026

Five Seaweeds to Know Before Your First Forage

Sea spaghetti, sea lettuce, dulse, sugar kelp and dabberlocks — how to spot each one and what to do with it.

Practice · May 2026

Why We Cut, Never Pull

The single most important habit in sustainable foraging, and the biology behind it.

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