A Celebration of Meadows
Every week it seems there’s another special ‘day’ to celebrate. We bounce from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day, from National Volunteer’s Day to National Almond Buttercrunch Day (yes, really!) But…
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Midsummer meadows for bee-friendly beauty
Meadows in summer are rich and wild. Grasses punctuated with splashes of colour are growing fast in the long, light days. In turn bees, butterflies and other pollinators abound, feeding on nectar-…
Autumn planting and mini meadows
Autumn is an ideal time of year to get planting! The ground is still warm from summer as the season changes. It's time to tuck in your wildflower plant babies, ready for spring. Our urban…
Team Wilder Community Wildflower Meadows
Learn from local community groups who have created and maintained wildflower meadows. Be part of Team Wilder and support actions for nature at home and in the community to benefit people and wildlife.
Mini Meadows Team Wilder
The benefits of Plantlife's No Mow May are amazing for wildlife and for your garden! See local examples including Really Wild Lockleaze.
Meadow buttercup
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
Meadow grasshopper
The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the…
Meadow thistle
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
Meadow saffron
A late-blooming flower, Meadow saffron looks like a crocus, displaying similar pink flowers once its leaves have died back. It is a highly poisonous plant of meadows and woodland rides and…
Meadow brown
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.
Meadow crane's-bill
Meadow crane's-bill has striking violet flowers that pepper hay meadows, verges and grasslands with colour in summer. It is also a popular choice for gardeners and attracts a wide variety of…
Bathampton Meadow
Wet meadows and an ox-bow lake, abundant in migrant and water birds, butterflies and dragonflies.