A Bristol man has managed to save £200 each month by foraging for nettles, wild mushrooms and dandelions.

Lewis Pidoux, 41, first began picking blackberries with his dad as a boy, but picked up the hobby full-time in his early 20s.

Almost two decades in, wild ingredients now make up about a fifth of his diet – and his inventive meals include nettle pakora and acorn pancakes.

Having recently gone part-time in his job as a chef to focus on growing his YouTube channel, Lewis wants to make foraged food almost 100% of his diet.

He says it saves him £200 a month on his food shopping at Aldi during spring – and £100 in cooler months when he can’t forage.

‘Foraging is seen nowadays as a niche hobby, but it’s the way our ancestors survived, so I think there’s a deep need to do it,’ he said. ‘I

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