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Species Recovery for Plants and Fungi

Plantlife is leading recovery work of threatened species. We share our expertise in habitat management best practices in encouraging wild plants and fungi to grow and thrive.

Our recent work is the reintroduction of Rosy Saxifrage in Wales.

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Our Work

Fen Orchid Programme

Fen Orchid Programme

A more than 10 years programme of increasing the population of the Fen Orchid in the UK lead by Plantlife.

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Design your LNRS to Deliver for Plants and Fungi

Design your LNRS to Deliver for Plants and Fungi

Drive positive change for your local wildlife and local communities with Plantlife's LNRS Local Nature Recovery Strategy guidance.

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Clean Air for Wild Plants and Fungi

Clean Air for Wild Plants and Fungi

Read how Plantlife is working with governments and landowners to tackle nitrogen – one of the greatest threats to our wild plants, lichens and fungi

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Blogs

Plants to Spot at the Seaside this Summer
Plant species to spot at the seaside - Photo looks out over the cliffs to the sea and shows in the foreground, pink Sea Thrift and purple Heather clinging to the rocky cliffs.

Plants to Spot at the Seaside this Summer

Sun, sand, sea and wildflowers – why not add finding flowers to your list of beach time activities this summer.

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The Flow Country Becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bogbean plant in watery bog

The Flow Country Becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The peat-rich Flow Country, which our Munsary Peatlands are part of, has been given the same standing as the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon.

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How to ID plants through DNA barcoding
Sarah Shuttleworth at DNA barcoding course

How to ID plants through DNA barcoding

It’s not just animals that have DNA in their cells, plants and fungi do too – and understanding it can help us with hard to identify plants.

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Downloadable Management Guides

9 scarlet red waxcap mushrooms in among grass.

Waxcaps & Grassland Fungi

A downloadable guide to identification and management of waxcaps and grassland fungi

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White Lesser Butterfly Orchids.

Managing Grassland to encourage Lesser Butterfly-orchid

A downloadable guide to identification and management of Lesser Butterfly-orchid in grassland areas (Languages:Welsh and English)

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Pine woodland with mature trees and new trees.

Managing Scotland Pinewoods for Wildflowers

A downloadable guide how to manage pinewood habitat to encourage wildflowers.

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