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Good News – 10 Positive Ways we’ve Impacted Nature in 2024!
Snowy picture of Ranscombe Nature Reserve

Good News – 10 Positive Ways we've Impacted Nature in 2024!

For a full dose of positivity take a look through our 2024 highlights. Let's revisit the amazing ways we have helped protect nature for the future this year.

How to Find Fungi
Shaggy Inkcaps

How to Find Fungi

Getting out and looking for fungi can be a great way to connect with nature and discover more about this amazing kingdom. Here our Specialist Botanical Advisor, Sarah Shuttleworth, gives her top tips for finding fungi! 

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation adopted at COP
Global team at COP16 in Colombia

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation adopted at COP

We’re thrilled that the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation was adopted at COP16. Just returned from Cali, Colombia – our Global Advocacy Officer Claire Rumsey tells us more

How many fungus species are there?
Fly Agaric

How many fungus species are there?

Recent studies have revealed that there's so much fungi out there that we don't know about. But how do we know this? Rachel Inhester, from our science team, tells us why.

Fungi in Folklore
A collection of Fly Agaric on a moss covered forest floor. The Fly Agaric is red with white spots and a white stem. It is a stark contrast to the vibrant green of the mosses. The photo looks like a scene from a fairytale.

Fungi in Folklore

Here we delve into fantastic fungi folklore, to explore some of our favourite stories!

10 wild, wacky and wonderful facts about the world of fungi 
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10 wild, wacky and wonderful facts about the world of fungi 

Here we delve into this mind-boggling realm to discover ten of weirdest, wackiest and most wonderful facts from the world of fungi! 

Plantlife is Calling on the Government to Ban Peat Sales 
A close up of the different types of mosses found on peatlands, taken by Richard Lindsay

Plantlife is Calling on the Government to Ban Peat Sales 

Horticultural businesses, major retailers and NGOs have come together to call on the government to legislate to end peat sales. 

Wild Plants and Fungi that Mark the Start of Autumn
Photograph of a Bracken leaf changing colour during the autumn. You can see yellows and browns creeping across the green leaves as the change begins.

Wild Plants and Fungi that Mark the Start of Autumn

Often when people think about autumnal colours, their first thought is the trees – but we can't stop looking at the colourful displays of our other wild plants and fungi!

Plants to Spot at the Seaside this Summer
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.