A guide to making a simple dandelion syrup - the perfect way to welcome spring!

Back at the end of July, Emma spent an inspiring week studying ethnobotany with the Woodcraft School in West Sussex.

Around this time every year, we head into the woods to cook up an outdoor feast to celebrate midwinter, the forthcoming festive season and to toast the year past. This year we decided to focus on creating a liquid accompaniment to our feasting, something warming that celebrated the season, something that tasted like Christmas in drinkable form.