 | | | “Stinging nettles give us an insight into both the capacity for nature to flourish even in some of the hardest urban conditions, and how plants are essential in providing us with some of the neccessities of life.
Not only do they provide excellent food for some butterflies and moths, but we can make tea from their leaves, use them as dyes, and once stung we will never forget their power to protect - as good a piece of environmental education as any.”Mathew Frith
Urban Advisor, English Nature |
| | Nettle Week EventsClick here to submit details of your National Be Nice to Nettles Week event. Listings of 2010 events will be added here as they are received |
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| | | | Did you know? | | Horse breeders have often added nettle seeds to horse feeds to give the animals a sleek coat. |
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