Mathew Frith
Urban Advisor, English Nature

Nettle Week Events 2011

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Saturday 14th May
	Be Nice to Nettles 10:00 am Environmental Resource Centre, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale Why should we be nice to the humble stinging nettle? What's it ever done for us? Find out about this amazingly useful plant, especially why it is good for wildlife. Booking is necessary. Website: www.gwentwildlife.org Contact 01495 307525 or email Veronika Brannovic.
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Saturday 21st May
	Nettle Appreciation Weekend 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Nowton Country Park, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk , IP29 5LU As part of National Be Nice to Nettles week Nowton Park Rangers invite you to come and learn all about nettles. Which insects rely on nettles? How do nettles sting? Discover why nettles are so useful and have a go at making nettle cord, fresh nettle tea and using nettles to dye wool. Attempt the Ranger's Nettle quiz as well as other activities. Sample nettle cordial and cheese! Fun for all the family, suitable for all ages. £3 per adult, £1.50 per child. No need to book. Please follow signs from Gardener's Cottage, Nowton Nursery. A fee is payable. Website: www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/nowtonpark.cfm email Fay Jones, Park Ranger .
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Sunday 22nd May
	Nice Nettles 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Drumlanrig Castle & Country Estate, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG3 4AQ A guided walk with a Drumlanrig Ranger to learn about nettles, their importance for wildlife and the uses we humans have for them including food, medicine and clothes! Suitable clothing and footwear is required. Booking is necessary and a fee is payable. Website: www.drumlanrig.com Contact 01848 331555 or email Buccleuch Ranger Service.
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	Nettle Appreciation Weekend 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Nowton Country Park, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk , IP29 5LU See Saturday 21st for details. A fee is payable. Website: www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/nowtonpark.cfm email Fay Jones, Park Ranger .
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Saturday 28th May
	Whitstable Be Nice to Nettles Day! 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Whitstable Museum and Gallery, Oxford Street, CT5 1DB A Whitstable Museum and Gallery event. There's more to nettles than just their sting. Butterflies love them, clothes are made from them and they can even cure aches and pains. Follow the Whitstable nettle trail and celebrate nettles at the Museum and in the town with a range of talks, displays and activities. Tuck into nettle-based food and get your hands on a range of nettle gifts. Afternoon talks: nettle folklore and uses, and knitting with nettles - booking advised. Ring 01227 276 998. The Whitstable nettle trail partners are: Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street Herbaceous, Oxford Street Farmers' Market (10.00 - 14.00) St Mary's Hall, Oxford Street Buzz 4 Wool and Crafts, Oxford Street Bridge House Arts, Oxford Street Whitstable Nutrition Centre, High Street Olivia's café, High Street Jane at Graham Greener, Harbour Street Harbour Books, Harbour Street The Cheese Box, Harbour Street Stream walk community allotment, Stream Walk The Wine Room, Tankerton
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Sunday 29th May
	Nettle Painting with Nettle Juice 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Saltburn Gallery, 30-32, Marske Road, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 1QG To Celebrate Be Nice To Nettle Week Artist Andy Broderick will be running a painting and drawing workshop with a difference. Andy will be taking a group of you out to draw nettles in the wild; you will then collect the nettles, return to Saltburn Gallery and mulch them into nettle juice which will then be used to paint your nettle pictures. There will be places for 15 on Andy's course, to book please contact info@saltburnartistsprojects.org.uk or 01287 626060. Please bring gardening gloves. Nettle tea will be served. Booking is necessary. Website: www.saltburnartistsprojects.org.uk Contact 01287 626060 or email Saltburn Artists Projects.
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