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No Mow May: Can your Garden be a Carbon Store?  
A close up look out across a lawn from amongst the grasses. The grass has dew drops on each blade. Hedges can be seen in the background and a small peak at a clear blue sky.

No Mow May: Can your Garden be a Carbon Store?  

It’s not just trees that capture and store carbon – our meadows and grasslands can play an important role too.

How a community saved their local meadow
A group of people admiring Skylark Meadows, full of wildflowers

How a community saved their local meadow

It's been 25 years since a local campaign helped save Skylark Meadows.

How to control Problem Plants like Thistles and Nettles
Common nettle

How to control Problem Plants like Thistles and Nettles

Managing or making meadows, whether in a lawn or larger site, can sometimes lead to prickly problem plants like docks or nettles. Follow our expert advice for managing problem plants.

Our work in grassland

Toolkit to Help Farmers Access Financial Support
Cows grazing in a field

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.

Fen Orchid Programme

Fen Orchid Programme

A more than 10 years programme of increasing the population of the Fen Orchid in the UK lead by Plantlife.

A Big Win for Grassland, But Farmers Need More
Cows in a field of grass by a gate in Greena Moor

A Big Win for Grassland, But Farmers Need More

After a big government announcement, our experts have been delving into the details on the latest funding changes for farmers.