Why cutting scrub in summer means more wild flowers
Senior Land Manager in Buckinghamshire, Mark Vallance explains how a new way of managing invasive dogwood is paying dividends with more wild flowers
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Why conservationists cut down flowers
Why, when they look so pretty, do we mow our meadows in late-summer? Pete explains the importance of this traditional management for wildlife
Volunteers help count 43,000 flowers
Nature lovers urged to catch dazzling spring spectacle while it lasts.
Wildlife gardening: Flowers to attract bees and butterflies
Ben's here to give you some ideas for the best plants for pollinators in your garden.
Mini Police help plant flowers to brighten shops
Community bring life to estate as part of BBOWT's Nextdoor Nature project.
Weather decimates Oxford’s annual wild flower count
Charity fights for £60k funding for floodplain meadows
Hairy-footed flower bee
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
Flower crab spider
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
Family activity: How to dissect a flower and understand what’s inside
Flowers are fascinating! Take a look more closely and find out what makes a flower.
Iconic Oxfordshire flower recovers from devastating count
An annual count of snake’s-head fritillaries at Iffley Meadows in Oxfordshire recorded nearly 30,000 flowers, a dramatic increase on last year’s total of just over 6,000.
Guest blog: Farming goes wild
Whether you support it or oppose it, Brexit provides us with a once in a generation opportunity to design farm policies that support a countryside far richer in wildlife.
Wild thyme
The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.