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 >
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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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...
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...
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...
Few of us have the opportunity of a wood in our back gardens...
In Bees, Butterflies and Blooms (BBC Two), wildflower...
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