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Plantlife in the national press
Click any of the titles below to view some of our recent appearances in the national press:
2011
Healthy woodlands ‘need quality not quantity’
BBC News, Friday 25 November 2011 - Coverage of the launch of our woodland report Forestry Recommissioned.
Return of ‘gin berry’ bushes to England
The Telegraph, Friday 18 November 2011 - Louise Gray on Plantlife’s work to save juniper in England.
Just the tonic for British gin
The Independent, Friday 18 November 2011 - Michael McCarthy on Plantlife’s work to save juniper in England.
Flower power
The Guardian, Wednesday 31 August 2011 - Andrew Byfield, wildflower expert at charity Plantlife, explains just how important wildflowers are to the British landscape.
Plantwatch: a sight for sore eyes
The Guardian, Wednesday 24 August2011 - Mention of our successful project with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, to bring meadow clary back to Box Farm Meadows in Gloucestershire.
World’s wild plant hotspots
Daily Express, Wednesday 1 June 2011 - Hotspots identified in a report by UK-based conservation group Plantlife, WWF and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The seaside ‘scurvy’ that’s a land lover now: Harsh winter helps salt-loving plant grow 100 miles from coast due to increased GRIT spreading
Daily Mail, Friday 15 April2011 - Plantlife Species Recovery Officer Dominic Price on the appearance of Danish scurvygrass along British roadsides.
Bluebell explosion: Hot spell brings a premature burst of colour
Daily Mail, Friday 12 April2011 - Plantlife Species Recovery Officer Dominic Price discusses dandelions. Similar article in The Guardian here.
Alien plant invaders threaten UK National Parks
BBC Earth, Tuesday 1 March 2011 - Coverage from our invasive plant report. Also featured on Springwatch website here, Daily Mail here and Horticulture Week here.
Where the wild things are: Brecklands
The Independent, Tuesday 25 January 2011 - Tim Pankhurst - Plantlife’s Conservation Manager for the East of England - talks to the Independent about the area’s beauty, botanical importance and the work we are doing.
2010
Plans to dispose of nature reserves in chaos
The Independent, Monday 27 December 2010 - Michael McCarthy on the public land disposal issue, with mention of Plantlife.
Holly berries suggest harsh winter on the way
Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 16 November 2010 - Plantlife’s Species Recovery Officer, Dominic Price interviewed on how and why we’ve got a bumper crop of holly berries this year. Similar stories in Daily Mail here, Daily Express here and the Metro here.
‘Wave of conflict’ over national park housing
Herald Scotland, Friday 12 November2010 - Dr Deborah Long of Plantlife Scotland comments on plans for major housing schemes in the Cairngorms.
Meadow flower disappears from Welsh countryside
Wales Online, Wednesday 10 November 2010 - Plantlife Cymru reveal meadow clary has become extinct in Wales.
MPs should act on climate chaos
The Guardian, Saturday 6 November 2010 - Letter to the Guardian from Plantlife Chief Executive Victoria Chester and her counterparts in our fellow conservation organisations.
Is foraging fruit legal?
BBC News, Thursday 21 October2010 - An interview with Plantlife Lower Plants Officer, Ray Woods.
The challenge facing biodiversity
The Guardian, Thursday 21 October 2010 - Letter to the Guardian from Plantlife Chief Executive Victoria Chester and her counterparts in our fellow conservation organisations.
Should we learn to love weeds?
BBC News, Friday 15 October 2010 - Andy Byfield, Plantlife’s Landscape Conservation Manager, says ‘No’!