A Cotswold woodland path wends through drifts of wild garlic in beechwoods near Stroud Gloucestershire UK

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In the UK wild garlic (also known as ramsons, ’bears garlic’ and allium ursinum) first appears in British woodland between February and through into mid May. Considered by some to be invasive, to others it is an opportunity to forage for free food. The wild variety offers a lighter, sweeter garlic touch than the domestic kind and the leaves and flowers are usually eaten rather than the bulbs. The plant can used to enhance many dishes such as soups, stir fries, pastas and salads. In late spring the wood walker is led by the nose to the swathes of white flowers that carpet the woodland floors. The plant is particularly prevalent in the woodlands around Stroud, the Cotswolds, Gloucesteshire. © Nigel Noyes

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Location: near Stroud Gloucestershire UK
Photo credit: © Nigel Noyes / Alamy / Afripics
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