 | | | 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 |
| | True or False?Are you a nettle novice or a nettle nut? Take the test and find out! Question 1 of 5 | Aphids feeding on nettles provide good food for small birds True or False |
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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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