Kate Bradbury: How to sow your wildflower seeds
Kate Bradbury: How to sow your wildflower seeds
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Coastal Plants - how they survive at Kimmeridge
Wild Seas Centre Officer, Julie Hatcher tells us about the hardy wildflowers of Kimmeridge - and why they survive in a harsh environment.
Wildlife
Information on the UK's wildlife and habitats - from birds, bees and dragonflies to wildflowers and ancient trees.
My opening night
In the drama of the open spaces around her, Emily can play the role of a lifetime. She knows the wildlife of the nature reserve as intimately as Yorick knew Hamlet, and with an audience of birds,…
Yellow-rattle
Brush through a wildflower meadow at the height of summer and you'll hear the tiny seeds of yellow-rattle rattling in their brown pods, hence its name.
White campion
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
Quaking-grass
As its name suggests, quaking-grass can be seen quivering or 'quaking' in a breezy, summer wildflower meadow. Its purple-and-green, heart-shaped flower heads hang from delicate stems.…
Coronation Meadow at Kingcombe
As we prepare to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, it seems appropriate to reflect on the King's own initiative in 2013 to restore wildflower meadows in honour of the 60th…
How to make a seed bomb
Plant wildflower with seed bombs!
Corfe Mullen Meadows
A traditional hay meadow with an abundance of wildflower species.
How to grow a wild patch or mini meadow
Whether it's a flowerpot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn, or entire meadow, planting wildflowers provides vital resources to support a wide range of insects that couldn't survive in…
Farmland
Farmland can conjure up rural images of brown hares zig-zagging across fields, chattering flocks of finches and yellowhammers singing from thick, bushy hedges and field margins studded with…