Mark Lane
Head Gardener, Buckingham Palace

Nettle Week Events

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Saturday 17th May
	Nettle Weekend 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Natural History Museum, London A Natural History Museum event. Celebrate the common nettle, as part of National Be Nice to Nettles Week and discover that there’s much more to this intriguing plant than just its sting. Join us to unearth the nettle’s many uses throughout the ages, both in Britain and around the world, with talks, demonstrations and displays throughout the Museum - you can even try some nettle-based refreshments for yourself. Free admission. Contact telephone: 020 7942 5000.
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	Be Nice to Nettles Weekend Thistledown Environmental Centre, Nymsfield, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. A Native Ground event. Family fun weekend. Contact Emma Drabble on 0800 298 0410. Email. Admission fee is payable
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	Be Nice to Nettles Weekend 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Irchester Country Park, Wellingborough, Northants A Northamptonshire County Council event. Learn why nettles are so important for wildlife and us! Bug hunt! Play nettle games and enjoy nettle soup and nettle tea, prices vary. Contact Helen Tims - Email.
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	Be Nice to Nettles 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Beacon Country Park, Beacon Lane, Up Holland, Lancashire A West Lancashire District Council Countryside Rangers event. Meet at the Ranger Station. Learn about the many uses of nettles, including culinary, medicinal and practical, and have a go at some nettle crafts yourself. Contact 01695 622794 - Email.
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	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland A National Trust event. Come along to Souter and try a range of nettle dishes in the Tearoom and Coffee Shop. Also discover why we should be nice to nettles! Contact 0191 529 3161 - Email.
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Sunday 18th May
	Nettle Weekend 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Natural History Museum, London A Natural History Museum event. Celebrate the common nettle, as part of National Be Nice to Nettles Week and discover that there’s much more to this intriguing plant than just its sting. Join us to unearth the nettle’s many uses throughout the ages, both in Britain and around the world, with talks, demonstrations and displays throughout the Museum - you can even try some nettle-based refreshments for yourself. Free admission. Contact telephone: 020 7942 5000.
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	Be Nice to Nettles Weekend Thistledown Environmental Centre, Nymsfield, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. A Native Ground event. Family fun weekend. Contact Emma Drabble on 0800 298 0410. Email. Admission fee is payable
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	Be Nice to Nettles Weekend 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Irchester Country Park, Wellingborough, Northants A Northamptonshire County Council event. Learn why nettles are so important for wildlife and us! Bug hunt! Play nettle games and enjoy nettle soup and nettle tea, prices vary. Contact Helen Tims - Email.
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	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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Monday 19th May
	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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Tuesday 20th May
	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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Wednesday 21st May
	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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Thursday 22nd May
	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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Friday 23rd May
	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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Saturday 24th May
	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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Sunday 25th May
	Be Nice to Nettles 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm College Lake Nature Reserve, nr Tring, Bucks OS Grid ref: SP 934 140 A Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust event. Come along to College Lake and find out why nettles are our friends not our foes. Test your nettle knowledge by taking the nettle quiz, find out how to make nettle manure, taste nettle tea and even have a go at making your own wildlife-friendly garden twine from nettles! Meet at the warden's hut. Families, children 6+yrs welcome. Wheelchair access and suitable for people with impaired mobility. No dogs, please. Admission is free. Contact Vicki Sage on 01442 826774.
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	Be Nice to Nettles Week 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Souter Lighthouse, Sunderland See entry under 17th May for details
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