Totterdown’s Treasures: A Plant-based Walking Tour

If you’re a plant enthusiast or just curious about the natural world, you’ll love this ethnobotany walk with Nicholas, an expert in how people use plants. He’ll take you around Totterdown, one of the most vibrant and diverse areas of Bristol, and show you the amazing variety of plants that grow in the city.

You’ll discover how to recognise different plants, and what they can offer us in terms of medicine, food, dye, fibre and more. You’ll also learn about the cultural and historical significance of plants, and how they relate to different traditions and folklore.

Each walk will feature a special medicinal herb, and you’ll have the chance to sample a tincture and a tea made from it. You’ll also get some advice on how to cultivate and harvest your own herbs, and how to prepare your own herbal products at home.

This is a unique opportunity to explore Totterdown from an ethnobotanical perspective, and to find out more about the wonders of plants and their uses. Whether you’re into gardening, herbalism, plant sciences, ecology or language, you’ll find something to spark your interest and imagination on this walk.