After mistakenly telling everyone last week that I’d done a video previously on using downy flower heads as a tinder, and then realising that I hadn’t, here’s one! I talk about how downy flower heads are best used as a tinder and also show a few different ones that you can find in the British […]
Rosehips are the fruits found on roses, and they are ready at around this time of year. They’re rich in Vitamin C and rosehip syrup is very tasty. This photo is of people collecting rosehips on our autumn foraging course. You might want to take a look at this post on different edible fruits and […]
I often use various herbal ointments that we’ve made ourselves so in this video I show you how to make a herbal ointment using self heal (Prunella vulgaris). It’s a great little plant and the ointment made from it can be used on cuts and sores as well as aches and pains. The 2 ointments […]
Nicola had some spare self heal infused olive oil and so we thought we’d put together a quick video showing you how to make self heal cream. Self heal (Prunella vulgaris) is a small, low, creeping herb, a member of the dead nettles, and has the familiar square stem and a delicate purple flower. It […]
I wrote a post last year with a few common plants that can be used in a herbal tea, so take a look at it. In this video I made a simple herbal infusion for hayfever using ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) and nettle (Urtica dioica) leaves. Whilst it’s good for dealing with hayfever, it’s also […]
In some of our recent videos you can see the bluebells in the background. And what a beautiful sight they make. For me our native bluebells in full bloom in an ancient woodland is one of the great spectacles of the natural wolrld and an event to treasure. We were asked by Adrian, one of […]
