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This appeal is now closed. We were delighted by the huge number of you that became a grassland guardian and helped support Plantlife’s work to rebuild a plant-rich world. If you’d still like to donate to support Plantlife’s overall work you can do so here. Alternatively please see our latest appeal below.

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tiny green cup like lichens

Help shine a light on lichens

Lichens are a vital part of our ecosystem, but they are struggling in our polluted and developing world.

We have a plan to tackle these issues; working on the ground, through training, mapping, policy work and by raising awareness. However, we cannot do this without your support.   

Find out more about our latest appeal and how you can help

Help shine a light on lichens

Lichens are a vital part of our ecosystem, but they are struggling in our polluted and developing world.

We have a plan to tackle these issues; working on the ground, through training, mapping, policy work and by raising awareness. However, we cannot do this without your support.   

Find out more about our latest appeal and how you can help

tiny green cup like lichens
How to Find and Identify Waxcap Fungi
A red fungi growing in grass

How to Find and Identify Waxcap Fungi

Grasslands like meadows and parks are not just home to wildflowers, they are also an important habitat for waxcap fungi.

Restoring Fen Orchid

Restoring Fen Orchid

How Plantlife is moving one of the most endangered wildflowers in Europe off the Red Data list for Great Britain.

My Meadow Story: Making a Meadow in Rural Wales 
A meadow filled with wildflowers in Carmathenshire, Wales

My Meadow Story: Making a Meadow in Rural Wales 

Ever wondered how biodiverse meadows are made? Plantlife volunteers Andrew and Helen tell us about their own meadow story in Carmarthenshire.

Our work in grassland

Design your LNRS to Deliver for Plants and Fungi

Design your LNRS to Deliver for Plants and Fungi

Drive positive change for your local wildlife and local communities with Plantlife's LNRS Local Nature Recovery Strategy guidance.

A waxcap journey on a Welsh farm
Cattle on grassland

A waxcap journey on a Welsh farm

It’s waxcap season in the Upper Ystwyth and Plantlife’s Sheena Duller explains why fungi and farming can go so well together.

Meadow Makers Project
Meadow in north Wales

Meadow Makers Project

Since the 1930s, 97% of wildflower meadows across England and Wales have disappeared – and we're creating positive change.