Seasonality

The following seasonality list is unique to the Scottish landscape and its surrounding regions. While growing cycles naturally vary across different climates, this guide reflects the specific rhythms of our local environment.

We are committed to using only the highest quality ingredients. To push the boundaries of flavor, aroma, and texture, much of our produce is transformed in-house using traditional preservation techniques such as fermentation, aging, salting, drying, and pickling..

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Spring (March – May)

  • Spring greens, Purple sprouting broccoli, forced rhubarb, raddishes, leeks, brassicas, green herbs, Brown Trout (starts March), Sea Trout, Halibut, Langoustines, Mussels, Lemon Sole, Scallops, Crab, Wild Garlic (Ramsons), Sea Kale, Alexanders, Sweet Cicely, Gorse Flowers (almond scent),

  • Tip: Salt and pickle wild garlic buds, Pick Young new sprice shoots for infusing and pickling.

Summer (June – August)

  • peas and broad beans, scottish tomatoes, ayrshire new potatoes, scottish squashes and courgettes, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, Elderflower, unripe elderberries, Native Lobster, Mackerel, Herring, Squid, Megrim Sole, Turbot, Monkfish, Brown Crab, Razor Clams (Spoots), Sea Buckthorn, Gooseberries, Tayberries, Loganberries, Blaeberries (Wild Bilberries), Meadowsweet, Wood Sorrel,

  • Preservation Tip: Ferment gooseberries or infuse elderflower into vinegars and syrups for winter.

Autumn (September – November)

  • Oysters (Native season starts Sept), Mussels, Haddock, Whiting, Coley, Pollack, Langoustines (peak sweetness in colder water), Sea Buckthorn (ripe orange berries), Sloes, Rowan Berries, Rosehips, Crab Apples, Hazelnuts (Cobnuts), Chestnuts, Brambles (Blackberries). Chanterelles, Ceps (Porcini), Hedgehog Mushrooms, Chicken of the Woods.

Winter (December – February)

  • Scallops (at their fattest), Oysters, Mussels, Hake, Sprats, Clams, Cockles.Seaweeds (Dulse, Kelp/Kombu, Pepper Dulse—best in cold months), Douglas Fir needles, Heritage Apples (like 'Tower of Glamis' or 'White Melrose' from your stores).

  • Preservation Tip: Mushroom trim can be dried and powdered to make an umami rich seasoning to enhance risottos, soups and sauces

GAME DATES IN SCOTLAND

Scottish Game & Deer Species Seasons (Updated 2026)

Red Grouse 12 August – 10 December
Black Grouse 20 August – 10 December
Ptarmigan 12 August – 10 December
Common Snipe 12 August – 31 January
Woodcock 1 September – 31 January
Golden Plover 1 September – 31 January
Coot / Moorhen 1 September – 31 January
Partridge (Grey & Red) 1 September – 1 February
Pheasant1 October – 1 February
Red Deer Stag Open Year-Round (No closed season)
Sika Deer Stag Open Year-Round (No closed season)
Fallow Buck Open Year-Round (No closed season)
Roe Buck Open Year-Round (No closed season)
Red & Sika Hind 21 October – 15 February
Fallow Doe21 October – 15 February
Roe Doe 21 October – 31 March
Rabbit No closed season
Brown Hare 1 October – 31 January
Mountain Hare Protected (License required for control only)