What is River of Flowers?

The 'river' in River of Flowers is an evocative way of describing the planting of urban meadows in 'pollination streams' or 'green corridors' in order to help our pollinators, bees, butterflies and hoverflies, find forage in the city. It describes the flight path of the pollinators as much as it does the flow of wildflowers ... read more >

Image of the Week

Woodland Edge by Anne Carter Van Roy
Woodland Edge by Anne Carter Van Roy

We’d love to see more images of woodland edge wildflowers. This week's image of woodland edge wildflowers, Lesser Celandine and Dog Violet is by Anne Carter Van Roy

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Featured events

Wildlife Garden Design Course: BCTV

24/02/2012 - 09:30 - 16:30

Meadow Up Your Street

Street Meadow photographed by Anne Carter Van Roy
Street Meadow photographed by Anne Carter Van Roy

Meadow Up Your Street is a River of Flowers campaign for 2012 to inspire people to use the space in their front gardens to create a haven of biodiversity. Walking along a street and seeing a meadow of...

Down Memory Lane

Common Blue photographed by Lynne Kirton
Common Blue photographed by Lynne Kirton

As the year begins, it’s a good time to reflect on the years before and a time perhaps to ask ourselves questions that may soon not be answerable:

1. When was the last time that...

Bluebell Bistro

English Bluebells by Michael Maggs
English Bluebells by Michael Maggs

Early availability of forage is vital for the survival of many pollinators especially with changes in climate. Native English Bluebells or Hyacinthoides non-scripta provide a great source of...

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Wild on the Edge

Yellow Archangel by Anthony Stripp – FoTHCP
Yellow Archangel by Anthony Stripp – FoTHCP

Few of us have the opportunity of a wood in our back gardens...

Bees, Butterflies and Blooms

Photographed by Anne Carter Van Roy ©
Photographed by Anne Carter Van Roy ©

In Bees, Butterflies and Blooms (BBC Two), wildflower...

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