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All things foraging and wild food!

A place where people in the UK can give and ask for advice, share info and opinions on all things wild food in the UK. Be safe - don't eat anything unless you are sure what it is. Be sensible - you only need a small sample of anything to get an ID. Be Kind! Enjoy!

38k subscribers291 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)219 authors / mosince 2016

r/foraginguk has 38k members (+111% over the last 12 months). It gets about 291 posts a month from 219 people. Top topics: Edible Foraging Guides, Wild Foraging and Mushroom Growing & Identification.

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Size and growth

How r/foraginguk has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+111%in 12 months · +11% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 202638k
Growing38k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/foraginguk

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−22%vs Sep 2025 · +58% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026291
QuieterPeaked at 372 in Oct 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/foraginguk

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Edible Foraging Guides2.8%
  2. Wild Foraging1.9%
  3. Mushroom Growing & Identification1.3%
  4. Mushroom ID Requests1.3%
  5. Oyster Growth1.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wild Food UK
  2. Qualtrics
  3. iNaturalist
  4. OpenStreetMap
  5. Riverford

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