Grassland
Flower-rich grasslands, once a part of every farm, are part of our culture. Most have developed alongside humans because of livestock grazing and cutting for hay. Many have archaeological and…
Flower-rich grasslands, once a part of every farm, are part of our culture. Most have developed alongside humans because of livestock grazing and cutting for hay. Many have archaeological and…
Join Brian Eversham (and members of our Education Team) and learn about different habitats and their importance, in the Great Fen (2 dates to choose from - Wed 29 May OR Wed 21 Aug)
This is a strange, sparse habitat of grassland growing on old mining tracks and slag heaps, on river gravels and naturally exposed metal-rich soils in the mountains. Only the toughest metal-loving…
We are trialling rapid grassland assessments at our Greater Manchester sites for the first time. This is to give us a better understanding of our grasslands and inform our management so that we…
An upland area of heathland known as Limestone Heath which is an uncommon habitat on the Mendip Hills and is great for heathland flowers. Another unusual feature for this limestone area is the…
Limited in distribution, this sweetly-scented, short-cropped, springy grassland is famed for its abundance of rare and scarce species.
Guided walk at East Pit to look for chalk grassland flowers
Learn about the biology and ecology of bumblebees, how to identify our most common species and practise your skills in the field
An unimproved area of limestone grassland with an a wonderful array of floral species
An unimproved area of limestone grassland with an a wonderful array of floral species
Explore the woods and flower-rich grassland on the fringes of Llynclys Quarry.
Typical of softly rolling pastoral landscapes, the short, aromatic turf of lowland calcareous grassland is flower-rich and humming with insects in the summer. Its long use by humans lends it an…