Forest Walk - Exploring Nature Nearby in Portugal

Discover the fungi, mushrooms, berries and trees as together we explore a local forest after the rains. We notice nature in all its splendour.
Here in Central Portugal, we have wonderful woodlands that burst with life at this time of year.
Relax and enjoy the wonder of the woodland and look for mushrooms.
Meraid

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  • @larhumba4233
    @larhumba42338 ай бұрын

    An enchanting film from an enchanted forest! 🌿💚 With beautiful music accompanying you along the way, and what a delicious looking meal Dan cooked. 😋

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Delighted you enjoyed it. Thank you ☺️

  • @janp7943
    @janp79438 ай бұрын

    Wonderful walk Meraid! Thanks for taking us along. And the dinner Dan made looks so tasty!

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Dinner was delicious 😋

  • @lesleysluyters2165
    @lesleysluyters21658 ай бұрын

    Oh my heavens…I just loved that walk!! I felt like I was right there beside you…a forest is my favourite place to be…thank you for that. I just love your videos. Hugs from Kent 🇬🇧🥰🥰❤️

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    That’s lovely to read, Lesley. Thank you ☺️

  • @vivalaleta
    @vivalaleta8 ай бұрын

    What a fairyland you live in. Just gorgeous. Thanks for the outing.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. You survived 🤣

  • @vivalaleta

    @vivalaleta

    8 ай бұрын

    @@NearbyVeggies You card, you. lol

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    @vivalaleta ☺️

  • @julialuis7936
    @julialuis79368 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful video Meraid thank you! It was like entering an enchanted place.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much ☺️

  • @ruthconstantino6861
    @ruthconstantino68618 ай бұрын

    Lovely walk with you, Meraid, foraging for mushrooms. Nice haul, they look good all cooked up, and even yummiest in your pasta. 🤗

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much, Ruth. The parasols aren’t the tastiest but it’s great to see them and know that the really good mushrooms are coming. 😊

  • @mariaferreira7535
    @mariaferreira75358 ай бұрын

    Thank you Meraid for such a lovely walk! 🎉 I love the autumn in Portugal ❤

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your enjoyment. Autumn and spring are my favourite seasons. ☺️

  • @hatcherhollerhoodlum4418
    @hatcherhollerhoodlum44188 ай бұрын

    Wooohooo!!! I had a blast exploring the forest with Meraid😍 Hope Dan doesn't find out lol

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Delighted to know you enjoyed our walk. 😊

  • @dinac7361
    @dinac73618 ай бұрын

    Beautiful forest,such lovely to watch nature and you be able to get those beautiful mushrooms 😊

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes they are! Thank you 😊

  • @tildars
    @tildars8 ай бұрын

    Beautiful woods...💕

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes they are. Thank you 😊

  • @j.n.sloane
    @j.n.sloane8 ай бұрын

    That was such a beautiful video. I love fungi. They are very beautiful. "You've always got to be learning." That line speaks to my heart because I was a teacher and learning is life to me. Thank you for sharing your mushroom hunting. Saludos desde Asturias.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Learning something new every day is a beautiful thing. Appreciate your lovely comment 😊

  • @susanyates4233
    @susanyates42338 ай бұрын

    The woodland is beautiful.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s stunning at this time of year. Thank you 😊

  • @ninemoonplanet
    @ninemoonplanet8 ай бұрын

    Oaks, the acorns are edible IF the tannins are soaked off. I did this last autumn, and after soaking, rinsing for roughly 5 days, I got the nut meat to make muffins and add to bread after toasting, grinding. They've got a mild taste. You might find a truffle or two if you look carefully. It's worth the time just meandering through the forest on a clear, crisp day. Enjoy your mushrooms.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. 👍

  • @bridgetnaughton435
    @bridgetnaughton4358 ай бұрын

    Amazing Video We had mushrooms all summer here in Ireland As we got so much rain Love all your videos Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Wonderful. A lot of rain here too at the moment. Go raibh maith agat.

  • @donnatrimble7439
    @donnatrimble74398 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. I love your hat

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. It’s a great hat for the cooler season 😊

  • @user-re7ds4gd4y

    @user-re7ds4gd4y

    8 ай бұрын

    @@NearbyVeggies Шляпа - ерунда , сапоги - супер.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I love my boots. 👍

  • @Skattie
    @Skattie8 ай бұрын

    Your hat is awesome ❤

  • @coby6417
    @coby64178 ай бұрын

    🌟👍🍀💐

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal71188 ай бұрын

    I have a fascination for Mushrooms since ever! I think they are fabulous looking, tasteful, smart (yes!), and so 'Alien'! One of my favourite foods, for sure! I love to watch your videos, it gives me the impression I'm back there! Love the scents and scenery in the forest! Take care!

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    You and me both! 🤗

  • @maxinecapewelll
    @maxinecapewelll8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for letting us join you. It's horrible wet and dull here in Nottinghamshire, so I really enjoyed every minute of your walk. Must admit I would be terrified of picking the wrong mushroom's 😂 Dan dinner looked so yummy as usual🎉 love having seeing you guys living your best life ❤️

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you 😊

  • @asc3184
    @asc31848 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing another video with us. Ur walk through the woods reminded me of the many walks i used to take as a teen looking at nature n being spell bound by the sound of a babling brook n the silent of the occasional bird n the sounds of the trees. Thanks . I washed my eyes with ur video n my Soul was refreshed.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Well, that warmed my heart ❤️

  • @MsKurikara
    @MsKurikara8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing those precious moments!!!

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Any time. Thank you for watching 😊

  • @teresamason5155
    @teresamason51557 ай бұрын

    Hi Meraid and Dan! This comments is for help with the boars as they dont like human scent. Some of my favorite tricks to keep the deer out of my yard is to place human hair in nylon stockings and I hang them around the perimeter of my gardens go to a hairdresser and ask them for large bag as It keeps for a while. I also use plastic containers with lids and use a punch holes with a paper hole punch on the lid, and then I fill it with some mothballs and a small stone for weight and place them on a circle of flat stones ( so they are off the ground for ground water to run under) and place these in areas around. Helps to keep the rabbits a away. And this one is for Meraid, I buy lots of Irish spring soap and I put those into a nylon stocking and hang them on a stick or a branch on a tree around the property. They last for a long time and continually give off a scent that I feel helps with my gardens.❤

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    7 ай бұрын

    Welcome along, Teresa. Thank you for the tips and a little bit about yourself and your plans 😊 We publish videos almost every Saturday and right now it’s almost winter. We have lots of footage during last winter so you can see what we harvest and also what the weather is like. Cold but no freezing daytime temperatures. Oh, that Irish Spring Soap has nothing to do with Ireland, a marketing ploy I think 😂

  • @AntoniEmanuel7328
    @AntoniEmanuel73288 ай бұрын

    I love Cogumelos, I saw some on my walk last Sunday here in Wales. You obviously know your mushrooms as for me I’m not so knowledgeable and let M&S pick the edible ones for me. ❤ your videos.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    I love looking at mushrooms. I know some and that I can eat and buy some from a grower at our local market. Hope you enjoyed your walk in Wales. 😊

  • @maggiemorgan8422
    @maggiemorgan84228 ай бұрын

    Beautiful colours in the opening shots ❤ x

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    The sunlight came and went and when the rays got through, the colours were indeed beautiful 🥰

  • @offgridwanabe
    @offgridwanabe8 ай бұрын

    Delightful

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @jacquelinerichardson9771
    @jacquelinerichardson97718 ай бұрын

    How beautiful is that forest. I enjoyed watching this so much, you really are so clever the way you understand the earth and flowers etc, loved this video.❤

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your enjoyment, Jacqueline 😊

  • @indyjones1135
    @indyjones11358 ай бұрын

    😅😅😅 there's some phallic mushrooms in those woods!

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    There are 🤣

  • @martinehug-simon3811
    @martinehug-simon38118 ай бұрын

    Loved everything and especially the last image. Yummy ❤❤

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Martine. Dinner was yummy 😋

  • @alziraseveriano6024
    @alziraseveriano60248 ай бұрын

    Adorei o seu passeio 😂o jantar devia de estar uma delícia.Continuem a ser felizes.❤

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    O jantar estava delicioso 😋 Obrigada

  • @louiseswart1315
    @louiseswart13156 ай бұрын

    Thank you for taking us on this walk.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    6 ай бұрын

    Delighted you enjoyed it 😊

  • @Coyotehello
    @Coyotehello8 ай бұрын

    That was a very sweet episode, thank you.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you 😊

  • @silviafernandes2583
    @silviafernandes25838 ай бұрын

    I loved the music you have chosen for this video (and I immediately thought that Coimbra guitars sound could also be fantastic for these landscape). I really enjoyed watching

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. I think you’re right, Coimbra guitars could be lovely 😊

  • @waynejones750
    @waynejones7508 ай бұрын

    Loved this.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊 Enjoyed making this video too.

  • @humbertochaves4099
    @humbertochaves40998 ай бұрын

    I love your video. It is a pity that one can transmit smell. I love going on mushroom hunt. Here in Germany we also have beeches, that means we get yellow boletus or porcini. Sometimes they grow under oaks. My nose starts to quiver when I smell one. They are more difficult to find because they are not as exposed as parasols.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    We have porcini growing at our Quinta. Love the smell of the forest. Managed to pick some yesterday👍

  • @user-re7ds4gd4y

    @user-re7ds4gd4y

    8 ай бұрын

    @@NearbyVeggies Boletus Edulis прекрасный выбор .

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes 👍

  • @paulacunha6792
    @paulacunha67928 ай бұрын

    Belo passeio na floresta...nesta altura do ano transmite uma beleza e tranquilidade que me deslubran ❤❤

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Obrigada 🤩

  • @fdac22
    @fdac228 ай бұрын

    These mushrooms are delicious grilled with coarse salt

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    They are indeed 😋

  • @clionamm
    @clionamm8 ай бұрын

    Beautiful forest. And mushrooms are stunningly beautiful...magical almost. Lashing down here in Ireland so I'm going to call that my walk for the day! 🙂

  • @nancyelliott162

    @nancyelliott162

    8 ай бұрын

    Agreed..stunningly beautiful in the forest picking mushrooms😊

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Lashing here too. Laundry piling up 😂

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @claudia_ese8788
    @claudia_ese87888 ай бұрын

    our quite big property here in Germany is currently also full of mushrooms of all kinds, but I have no idea what they are and wouldn't dare try any of them. Wish I’d know more about them …

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Sometimes there are courses to guide you through learning about mushrooms. Having an expert walk with you showing one or two mushrooms and explaining all the different parts could be a great start. Thanks for watching 😊

  • @miriammuskal5402
    @miriammuskal54028 ай бұрын

    So nice I hope you enjoyed the food

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    The food was delicious 😋

  • @celtglen
    @celtglen8 ай бұрын

    I just love how much you and your guy love nature. It's so akin to my own sensitivities, I wish I was there to sketch the different mushrooms in your fields. Please please please please please please. Be careful with the mushrooms, I live in the Pacific Northwest where people who are educated in mushrooms and such there's always somebody dying once the year. I would hate to lose you guys. Do you have a patreon page?

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    How wonderful that you enjoy sketching fungi. They are so beautiful. We do indeed love Nature and we’re careful. We eat what we know is safe. We don’t have a patreon page yet. I suppose we’re not sure what we could offer to patreons. Any suggestions?

  • @longcarol7
    @longcarol75 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Your generosity is very much appreciated. 🥰

  • @Skattie
    @Skattie8 ай бұрын

    We collected mushrooms across the country side in Howick S Africa as a child, my mom used salt as a test for poisonous mushrooms , i think if they do not pop out beads of water they were deemed poisonous, can’t remember , mom was confident and we never got sick

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Always good to make sure you have an expert check and identify mushrooms. 👍

  • @anamagalhaes7571
    @anamagalhaes75718 ай бұрын

    Maravilhoso

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Obrigada 🤩

  • @mesutozsen903
    @mesutozsen9038 ай бұрын

    Eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel video için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @MoniIglesiasDeLaCueva
    @MoniIglesiasDeLaCueva8 ай бұрын

    Qué ricas!!!!

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Obrigada ☺️

  • @roselynwilliams2
    @roselynwilliams28 ай бұрын

    Oh my. Mushrooms have been really prolific here in Oregon this year. Unfortunately, I don't know a thing about identifying them. I'll get mine from the store to be safe. Call me chicken. It's okay. I'll leave the wild ones for my friends who are educated in that area.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Always good to be safe. You can always enjoy looking at them 😊

  • @roselynwilliams2

    @roselynwilliams2

    8 ай бұрын

    Absolutely!!@@NearbyVeggies

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @fdac22
    @fdac228 ай бұрын

    Hi, if you go to the pine forest you will find "miscaros" which are better than mushrooms and can even be preserved in vinegar

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    I have looked for them but we seem to be surrounded by the pine trees used for resin and not a great deal grows on or under them. I’ll keep looking. 👍

  • @fdac22

    @fdac22

    8 ай бұрын

    @@NearbyVeggies eu penso que a época dos miscaros é agora no mês de novembro, eles só crescem onde tem pinheiros mas é mais difícil encontrar porque eles são mais pequenos.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Obrigada ☺️

  • @shirleyrice7093
    @shirleyrice70938 ай бұрын

    Is the oak forest on your land? I hope so because it is lovely. It is a young forest and there was once a stone wall. A former pasture perhaps?

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s a woodland between our land and the rental house. There are lots of walls as it’s on a hillside. The land was probably farmed in times gone by. 😊

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal71188 ай бұрын

    Hello! People in Portugal don't pick mushrooms that much, only certain species, mostly because peoiple don't know them well. With my ex-girlfriend, from the Alps, picking mashrooms used to be an real orgy, as no one picked them, there. They had all the time to grow and no one would pick them. I remember the first time she saw a 'Chanterelle' bigger than a cigaret packet. She took a photo and told me her parents would never believe her, if she didn't took the photo. Eucalyptus, changed a lot the biotope and the soil, in just a few years , from Oak to Eucalyptus > no good! ps And in 'Cintra' (Endemic and ancient forest) mushroon picking just became ridiculous, each time we went there (almost all year around!)

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Wow. Great story. Thank you 😊

  • @user-re7ds4gd4y
    @user-re7ds4gd4y8 ай бұрын

    То что вы собрали и пожарили, в моей стране, обычно пинается ботинком и никому не приходит в голову это съесть. . В моем регионе сбором грибов занимаются почти все( для личного потребления и как хобби).Это там, где ваш супруг увидел на рынке чурчхелу. Мне стало любопытно и я поискал что растет у вас в Португалии. Amanita-dos-césares, Boletos Edulis, Cantharellus cibarius, Lactarius deliciosus - прекрасные грибы первой категории. По поводу "зонтиков"... В Португалии их сушат , мелко измельчают и добавляют в блюда для запаха. Я считаю это пищевым извращением, но это мое мнение. Шампиньоны выращенные на конском говне и купленые в маркете я тоже не ем. На 2-29 - это "поддубник", можно отварить, воду слить и замариновать. На 6-00 скорее всего "белая сыроежка". Но могут быть варианты .... может быть "белый груздь" , может быть " скрипица" (она скрипит при трении о зубы). Неопытному грибнику лучше не брать пластинчатые грибы . Кроме " рыжиков" - их ни с чем не перепутаешь и они королевские грибы , хотя португальцы больше ценят "цезарский" гриб. Губчатыми грибами отравиться сложно , первый признак не съедобного гриба = изменение цвета разреза на розовый ( синий - можно есть) и розоватый цвет губки . Это "желчный гриб" или "сатанинский", но он просто очень горький , не токсичный, просто испортит все блюдо. Все остальное на видео я бы не стал собирать и пробовать .

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the information. Dan mentioned that he had the best mushrooms around the time of the churchkhela. 👍

  • @lorrainecostanzo9092
    @lorrainecostanzo90923 ай бұрын

    Wow I would be terrified to eat anything like these ones here in Australia, we have very toxic ones here, they kill you

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    3 ай бұрын

    We have deadly mushrooms here too but we only eat what we know 😊

  • @debbieretzlaff2912
    @debbieretzlaff29128 ай бұрын

    Loved it so much! Are you from Ireland originally?

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I’m from Donegal 😊

  • @debbieretzlaff2912

    @debbieretzlaff2912

    8 ай бұрын

    @@NearbyVeggies That’s why you are so charming❣️🍀

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    @debbieretzlaff2912 Too kind ☺️

  • @andymiller2814
    @andymiller28148 ай бұрын

    My wife loves your hat ! what is it and where did you get it ?

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    The hat is made from leather and hand made in Portugal. I bought it last year on a trip to Seia.

  • @hugolloyd940
    @hugolloyd9408 ай бұрын

    I would be careful eating some of them mushrooms.

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, it’s important to be careful. 👍

  • @portugal1969
    @portugal19698 ай бұрын

    Does it mean when parasol mushrooms are flat there past it and shedding seeds, and if so can u collect the seeds?

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    You can take the stem and plant it in an a place where you have ants and they will grow. That’s what we did as we had none growing on our land. Also you can break the cap, and place bits, gills facing towards the earth in an open undisturbed area of land and the spores (seeds) could be realeased and grow. Be sure to only take some, not all mushrooms from an area. 😊

  • @jardinsurprise3894

    @jardinsurprise3894

    7 ай бұрын

    On les appelle des coulemelles. A ne pas confondre avec le coprin

  • @lisajones1036
    @lisajones10363 ай бұрын

    How do you know they aren’t toadstools?

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    3 ай бұрын

    I don’t know what every mushroom is and only eat the ones I can identify as edible. I take others home to study them and learn about them so I can identify them in future.

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal71188 ай бұрын

    Eucalyptos> no mushrooms as they takle all the nutrients in no time, mostly, only Acacia and Mimosa manage to survive!

  • @pedroleal7118

    @pedroleal7118

    8 ай бұрын

    And the soil is too acidic, with Eucalyptus, for mushrooms!

  • @NearbyVeggies

    @NearbyVeggies

    8 ай бұрын

    That is true. Nothing seems to live in the eucalyptus. You don’t even hear birds. 🥲