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Our Work in England

Plantlife works in partnership across England to protect and restore our wild plants – from the meadows of Yorkshire to the heaths of Breckland and the sand dunes of the Devon coast.

A wildflower meadow with yellow, white, purple flowers in among the grass. The meadow is in Ryewater, Dorset. Image is by Jo Costley.

Our Work

Ranscombe Connect: Community Participation for Wild Plants and Fungi
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Ranscombe Connect: Community Participation for Wild Plants and Fungi

We're launching a new project to put the local community at the heart of our Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserves future.

Supporting Farmers to Access Funding for Grassland Restoration
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Supporting Farmers to Access Funding for Grassland Restoration

A new free toolkit has been created to increase farmers' understanding of nature markets and their potential to support grassland restoration.

Toolkit to Help Farmers Access Financial Support
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Toolkit to Help Farmers Access Financial Support

We are developing the first grassland-specific toolkit to help farmers restore more species-rich grasslands and access alternative forms of finance.

Blogs

Good News for Nature – 10 good news stories for plants and fungi from 2025! 
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Good News for Nature – 10 good news stories for plants and fungi from 2025! 

Join us as we take a look back at what went right for nature in 2025. 

Rare Wild Orchid Brought Back From Brink of Extinction

Rare Wild Orchid Brought Back From Brink of Extinction

After decades of brilliant conservation work, the rare and eye-catching Fen Orchid is officially no longer considered threatened in Great Britain.

Ash Dieback Rescue Mission: Saving Lichen from Infected Tree
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Ash Dieback Rescue Mission: Saving Lichen from Infected Tree

Read how 2 lichens were saved, from a tree infected with ash dieback, in a translocation rescue mission in the temperate rainforest.