Sharing the health benefits of plants
How many of these common wild plants do you recognise?
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To help you identify these and many other plants, Cotylédons offers regular plant walks and tailor-made walks for private groups around Toulouse, Carcassonne and the Lauragais, Aude, France.​​
Upcoming plant walks
Come and discover the beautiful plants of Occitanie. Which plants can be used as a remedy? Which plants are edible? Which plants are toxic? Learn to identify them and use your different senses to get to know them!
No need to register. Just turn up on the day!
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Walks in Toulouse
Wild medicinal and edible plants along the Garonne (in English)
Saturday 6th September at 10am (approx. 1hr30)
Meet at the roundabout Allée Professeur SOULA next to the stadium on the Ile de Ramier, TOULOUSE.
Closest metro station: St Michel, closest bus stop: Stadium est. There are bike racks at the start of the walk.
Price : 15€ (free for accompanied children under 18).
Discovering wild plants at Les Argoulets (in English)
Saturday 4th October at 10am (approx. 1hr30)
Meet at the entrance to the zone verte Les Argoulets at the corner of rue Cassaing and rue Dinard
next to the sign "Base de Loisirs". Metro: Roseraie; Bus 119 arrêt Guillaumet. There are bike racks at the start of the walk. Price : 15€ (free for accompanied children under 18).
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Walks in the Lauragais
Wild medicinal and edible plants along the Canal du Midi
Saturday 30th August at 9am Meeting place in Castelnaudary TBC
Length of the walk : 2 hrs ; Difficulty : easy
Price : 12€ per person (free for accompanied children under 18)
Public transport : Meeting place 5 minutes from Castelnaudary train station
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Wild plants around the Lac de la Pomarède
Sunday 14th September at 3pm Meet at the Lac de la Pomarède carpark
Length of the walk : 2 hrs ; Difficulty : easy
Price : 12€ per person (free for accompanied children under 18)
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Medicinal and edible plants at the Seuil de Narouze
Sunday 12th October at 2.30pm Meeting place TBC
Length of the walk : 2 hrs ; Difficulty : easy
Price : 12€ per person (free for accompanied children under 18)
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Wild medicinal and edible plants along the Canal du Midi
Saturday 25th October at 10am Meeting place in Castelnaudary TBC
Length of the walk : 2 hrs ; Difficulty : easy
Price : 12€ per person (free for accompanied children under 18)
Public transport : Meeting place 5 minutes from Castelnaudary train station
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During a plant walk, you will learn:
🌱 some basics in botany to help you identify these plants and many more
🌱 how plants interact with and adapt to their environment
🌱 various uses of the plants based on traditional knowledge, modern herbal practise and scientific research
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For more information, contact cotyledons@gmx.com
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Plant walks for private groups​
Cotyledons offers plant walks for private groups in and around Carcassonne, Toulouse, and the Lauragais in English and in French. For more information and a quote adapted to your group, please email cotyledons@gmx.com​​
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For more information about plant uses and identification, check out the blog.
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