Seasoned elver-catcher Hartley Everett tries to teach Hugh to catch baby eels, and hedgerow expert Roger Worsley offers Hugh a lesson in Saxon wild plant lore.

Hugh's canal blues are broken when he meets some eccentric willow coppicers. Mushroom man Peter Jordan shows Hugh how to find highly sought after spring morels. And Hugh cooks up woodlouse fritters.

In the Calder Valley near Hebden Bridge, Hugh attempts a local speciality, dock pudding. In Morecambe Bay, Hugh tries his hand at shrimp netting, and finally he aims to catch and cook some rooks.