Shire Plants Blog

Woad has been an important plant for much of our history. Archaeologists have discovered the seeds in Iron Age pits in Lincolnshire and elsewhere but it's thought that it has been used since even e … read more

These Woad (Isatis tinctoria) seeds have been collected today. The leaves of the woad plant were used to produce a blue dye that the ancient Britons used as body paint when going into battle … read more