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Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 4 -"Nettle"

Botanical name : Urtica Dioica Common name : Stinging Nettle   Physical appearance : A medium sized perennial with large, toothed, heart shaped leaves. The plant is an upright perennial which is c...

Wild "Poisonous" Plant Of The Week 10 - Angel's Wings

Botanical name: Pleurocybella porrigens, Common names: Angel’s Wings, Seasonality: Common from August to November in the UK. Habitat: Widely spread throughout the Northern hemisphere. In the UK, i...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 5 - "Hops"

Botanical name : Humulus Lupulus Common name : Hop / Hops Physical appearance : A large climbing plant which can grow up to 6 metres in height. The leaves are toothed and have five lobes. The fema...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 7 - "Jack By The Hedge"

Botanical name : Alliaria petiolata Common names : Jack By The Hedge, Garlic Mustard, Poor Man's Mustard, Sauce Alone, Jack In The Bush Physical appearance : An annual or biennial, growing to just...

Wild Edible of the Week - Week 1 - "Sweet Cicely"

Botanical name : Myrrhis Odorata Common name : Sweet Cicely, Sweet Chervil, Roman Palnt Physical appearance : A hairy, branched, perennial, growing to approximately 4-5 foot in height. Its leaves ...

Wild Edible of the Week - Week 2 - "Horseradish"

Botanical name : Armoracia Rusticana Common name : Horseradish   Physical appearance : A medium sized perennial with large, slightly toothed, wavy, dock like leaves. Grows up to 3 foot in height. ...

The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden

Brief history Based in Covent Garden in London, the original building was built in 1732 and for the first hundred years of its existence, it served primarily as a playhouse for scores of production...

Safe drinking water from natural sources in the UK

There are many varying approaches to procuring potable water in the UK, from natural sources. In main, this is due to the huge variation in landscape that we have here in the UK. From gentle rollin...

How to catch fish in an emergency!

We were recently contacted by a Mr Perry - also know as "YourBassGuy". He is the managing director of "YourBassGuy" an online guide to fishing in all manner  of circumstance and environments. One o...

The Prepper Meet UK 2021

The Prepper Meet 2021 9th - 12th July Price of entry - Day Pass Adult £18.00 (come down for a look around)                           Three Day Adult Pass £40.00 (including pitch for tent/RV)       ...