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| Month | Primary Foraging | Secondary Activities | Bushcraft Focus |
| JAN | Pine needles (vitamin C), overwintering fruits | Root harvest (if not frozen) | Tool maintenance, winter camping |
| FEB | Hairy bittercress, late birch sap (end month) | Hazel catkins appear | Firewood processing, skills practice |
| MAR | Nettles BEGIN, wild garlic, birch sap PEAK | Dandelion, chickweed | Spring camping begins, plant ID |
| APR | Wild garlic peak, nettles continue, spring greens | Dandelion flowers, spruce tips | Shelter building practice |
| MAY | Elder flowers (late), wild garlic flowers, spring→summer transition | Lime flowers (late May possible) | Long-term camps feasible |
| JUN | Lime flowers, wild strawberries, early summer | Elder flowers (early), rose petals | Summer comfort camping |
| JUL | Bilberries (upland), wild raspberries, chanterelles (if wet) | Early blackberries | Berry preservation begins |
| AUG | Blackberries BEGIN peak, elderberries, early mushrooms | Bilberries continue (upland) | Harvest focus, drying/smoking |
| SEP | MUSHROOMS peak, blackberries peak, hazelnuts, elderberries | Early acorns, haws, rosehips | Intensive gathering, winter prep |
| OCT | MUSHROOMS continue, acorns, chestnuts, rosehips, haws | Late mushrooms, roots begin | Nut processing, preservation |
| NOV | Late mushrooms (if mild), roots, final hips/haws | Winter greens limited | Winter preparation finalize |
| DEC | Evergreen needles, dried overwintering fruits | Root harvest (hard if frozen) | Winter skills testing |
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