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May 15th Sunday 11am - 4pm 2022 FREE
A celebration of the nettle (Urtica Dioica) in a sharing of uses of nettle with other enthusiasts.

Send us your idea (talk, performance, workshop, demonstration etc) via messenger. Places limited. NettleFest Cymru is an event celebrating the wonderful plant, the nettle (Urtica Dioica), and sharing what we know about how it benefits us and the wildlife it supports. This is a peer-to-peer, bring-what-you-want-to-see event. We do not have any funding for this first event, and costs for any materials will be borne by each contributor, so think carefully about cost when planning your activity. If numbers of attendees are significant, we may ask for a small donation to cover toilet paper, tea and coffee. Nettle-related contributions could be:

Food/drink and nutrition
History
Botany
Entomology
Cordage
Textiles
Dye
Medicinal applications
Folklore
Stories and Poetry
Song and Music
Dance
And anything else…

Please send us a few lines about what you would like to share in terms of talk, performance, workshop, demonstration etc. and the length of time your contribution will take. If we get 5 people wanting to demonstrate nettle crisps we may have to get selective. Parking is limited and so is the capacity of the venue, so please contact us in advance, DON’T just turn up �

Think through what resources you will need eg electricity, water, a table, chair etc and list them. We may have what you need but we may not, and this will need to be arranged in advance. On site we have toilets, drinking water, electricity, limited parking, and some nettles (if you need vast amounts of nettles for your activity, please source elsewhere, or our butterflies will not be happy). The site has a small campsite if you want to stay overnight. When:
2022 May 15th Sunday 11am - 4pm

Where:
Newport, Pembrokeshire (address supplied on confirmation of attendance)

What to bring:
All the elements that you need for your chosen contribution to NettleFest Cymru
Supervised children welcome. Sorry but no dogs or other pets. So, get your ideas in via this page’s messenger as soon as possible, and we can celebrate nettles together! NettleFest Cymru is a Growing Routes CIC event.

Update: Event postponed due to circumstances outside of our control. Apologies and we wish you a great nettle season.Sav...
05/03/2024

Update: Event postponed due to circumstances outside of our control. Apologies and we wish you a great nettle season.

Save the date! NettleFest Cymru will take place in May, weekend of 11th and 12th here at Bryncoed, and we are inviting contributors. So far we have Patch of the Planet, a local ecologist, a local herbalist, and a local storyteller lined up 💚 Looking for bushcraft people, food uses and kid-friendly activities, as well anything else you’d like to offer 🌿🌱🍃
It could be a workshop or talk, or a sharing about anything directly or tangentially connected - foraging, food, cordage, textiles, dyes, stories, music etc. 🌿 Send me a message if you have an idea you'd like to discuss. The main day will be Saturday 11th May, with potential spill over into Sunday, depending on how many contributors come forward. Feedback from last time included more time to mingle/chat/network, more kids activities and more hands-on workshops.
Like last time in 2022, it will be a free peer-to-peer event, so no money involved. Have a look at the posts on this page to see what went on.
Tickets will be bookable soon. It is free, but limited numbers due to limited space and parking.
If you are coming from afar and would like to stay overnight, then contact me direct at [email protected] to book (not free) as I have blocked out that weekend on the website, but you can check prices there:

Bryncoed Camping near Newport, Pembrokeshire is a rural retreat for walkers, families and lovers of the coast. 12.5 acres of meadows with just 10 pitches.

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Newport, Pembrokeshire
Newport
SA41

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