{"id":132,"date":"2026-01-22T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:05:21","slug":"saffron-milkcap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/?page_id=132","title":{"rendered":"SAFFRON MILKCAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5257-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5257-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5257-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/foraging-courses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5257-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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