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Protecting Plants and Fungi

Plantlife encourages people everywhere to be a part of the solution to the climate crisis. Let’s protect, restore, & strengthen the world’s species and habitats.

Our Focus

Grassland
Neutral meadow in Cornwall.

Grassland

Over 97% of the UK’s species-rich grassland has been lost in less than a century and it now covers just 1% of land. Plantlife is working across England, Scotland and Wales to restore these.

Temperate Rainforest
A misty temperate rainforest scene at Wistmans Wood.

Temperate Rainforest

British temperate rainforests are of global importance, having the greatest concentration of oceanic lichens and mosses in Europe, they are rare habitats. Plantlife is working to protect their long-term future.

Plants and Fungi Species Recovery
White bell like flowers called One Flowered Wintergreen

Plants and Fungi Species Recovery

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

Our Work in

England
Early Purple Orchids and Cowslip at Deep Dale.

England

Explore our work in protecting and restoring plant life and fungi in England through our case studies.

Scotland
Lesser Spearwort at Loch Garten Cairngorms.

Scotland

From the spectacular landscape of the Cairngorms to the corridors of Holyrood, Plantlife Scotland fights for wild plants, celebrates their beauty, and protects their future.

Wales
Meadow at the Cae Blaen-dyffryn nature reserve.

Wales

Explore our work in protecting and restoring plant life and fungi in Wales through our case studies.

Globally
Mountainous area with some snow showing in some parts with small spiny shrubs dotted around the front of the mountains.

Globally

Explore our work in protecting and restoring plant life and fungi globally through our case studies.

Important Plant Areas
Mountains and lake landscape in Dolomites.

Important Plant Areas

IPAs are key sites for exceptional botanical richness; rare, threatened and socio-economically valuable plant species; and rare and threatened habitats. Plantlife developed the first IPA criteria in 2001.

Plantlife’s Nature Reserves
Bumblebee on top of pink knapweed flower.

Plantlife’s Nature Reserves

Plantlife manages 23 nature reserves across the country: from Cornwall to Caithness, Cumbria to Kent. They range in colourful diversity from traditional hay meadows showcasing stunning wildflowers, to very rare habitats that are home to important ecosystems of ferns and mosses.