Links to relevant web sites
  • Scottish Natural Heritage is supporting Flora Celtica's activities in Scotland.
  • Kilmartin House is investigating the scope for participation in Flora Celtica, specifically looking at the prehistoric use of native plants in Scotland.
  • The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is investigating the scope for involvement in Flora Celtica, and conducting research into the use of native plants in England.
  • The National University of Ireland, Galway, is also working on seaweed use and has an impressive web site on the subject, designed by Mike Guiry.
  • The Wild Ireland website includes a database of Irish wildlife, a monthly magazine, an educational schools section, a discussion forum, a shop and more.
  • Mrs Grieve's A Modern Herbal (1931) is available, indexed, on the internet.
  • The Smithsonian Institute in the USA has an interesting web page on the economic uses of seaweeds.
  • Our website is featured on the Scottish Virtual Teachers Centre  -  targeted at teachers, librarians and lecturers who work in the Scottish school and college sectors.
  • Arran Textiles and Project Orchil are investigating and producing educational materials on the use of plants in dyeing and weaving.
  • Barwinnock Herbs have a website that contains information on cultivatable native Scottish plants and their culinary and medicinal uses. They also maintain a series of nature walks and other activities in the beautiful South West of Scotland.
  • Buildgreen Services maintain an extensive website containing information about environmentally responsible and energy efficient building. It is thought that a number of native Scottish plants will offer sources of low-tech, but very high specification building materials over the coming years.
  • The Scottish Crannog Centre have revealed some interesting prehistoric plant remains in their underwayer investigations, indicating early Scottish plant uses.
  • The Netherlands Association for Phytotherapy is working towards the development of improved phytomedicines.
  • To be continued