It is possible to find that the trees on your farm don’t satisfy your timber needs. The Secret Woods is also a good source for foraging mushrooms, and fiddlehead fern. Four of them are obvious but two are hidden. In the Secret Woods you will find 6 hardwood stumps you can cut these renew every day. There is a Hardwood Log in Cindersap Forest which you will need to cut down in order to unblock the entrance to the Secret Woods. (Lumberjack skill at Foraging level 10 will also yield some Hardwood from normal trees.) You will need to find your way into the Secret Woods. Hardwood becomes quite useful in the later game, but unless you have chosen the Foraging map, you will not normally get more of it from your farm. (Naturally these also yield Foraging XP.) You will need an upgrade to a copper axe to clear Hardwood Stumps and another upgrade to a steel axe to clear Hardwood Logs. (Berries are usually found elsewhere too, but there aren’t the sheer numbers of bushes along the roads as there are in Cindersap Forest.)Ĭutting down trees requires fewer swings when you have upgraded your axe. There are great numbers of berries to be found in Cindersap Forest (south exit from your farm) during the 4 days of each berry season, and they make good fuel for early trips to the mines. When the Living on the Land program comes up on the TV, it will give you a tip about the game, which is often relevant to foraging - so, for example, the beginning of each Berry season will be mentioned. Walking around looking for valuables takes time, but no energy it’s a very useful thing for an early character to be doing. However, Foraging also includes woodcutting - you gain Foraging XP for cutting down trees, and you find cutting down trees costs less energy after you’ve gained more Foraging levels. On the face of it, Foraging simply involves walking around the forests and beaches until you spot items you can pick up, and eat, craft or sell.

Cindersap forest