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Help wildlife, connect with nature and take part in No Mow May – straight from your garden by letting the wildflowers grow (in May and beyond!)
There are many different ways you can go the extra mile for Plantlife – from organising a bake sale, running the London Marathon or planning your own plant-themed event.
Our corporate partners benefit from 35 years of experience in nature restoration so they can achieve real impact.
Become a Plantlife member today and together we will rebuild a world rich in plants and fungi
Join ecological home grower and community gardener, Poppy Okotcha, to hear about how she tends to her garden through the seasons and lives more sustainably.
Katie Cameron is based in Wiltshire and is Collaboration Manger for Plantlife, a new role in the communications team to expand how we work and who we work with, and to reach exciting new audiences. Katie studied art and french at university and after working in a UK gallery and then in events for a short time in Hong Kong, joined plantlife 15 years ago initially working in the membership team before joining the dynamnic communications team to work in press and media.
Poppy Okotcha is a Devon based horticulturist and regenerative grower, passionate about helping people reconnect with nature. Through her vibrant Instagram, she shares tips on growing, foraging, and living consciously for the health of individuals, communities, and the planet. After a successful modelling career, she turned to gardening in 2016, training with the Royal Horticultural Society and studying permaculture. Poppy has appeared on Gardeners’ World (BBC2) and the RHS podcast. Her debut book ‘A Wilder Way’ was published this April.
Explore the globally important, rare and often forgotten habitat of temperate rainforests.
Ahead of World Rainforest Day we’re putting the spotlight on temperate rainforests in Britain. These globally important habitats are rare and often forgotten. But did you know they have the greatest concentration of oceanic lichens and mosses in Europe and are home to many lower plants that pre-date humans? Join Plantlife’s rainforest experts Adam and Sabine to learn more about these glorious ancient woodlands and how Plantlife is protecting them, alongside artist Joya Berrow who explores the relationship between humanity and nature.
*If you are a member you should have already received your personal email invitation directly from our team (contact us if you haven’t!). New members will receive a link in your welcome email.
Adam Thorogood is Plantlife’s Rainforest Programme Manager. He works across the rainforest landscape in Wales and England, coordinating projects which directly address threats to rainforest condition. A chartered forester with over 20 years experience of working at the intersection of forestry, woodland management and ecology, he understands the complex needs of rainforest indicator species and the practical management operations needed to safeguard them.
Sabine is a Canadian ecologist, who has lived in North Wales for the last 20 years. During this time, she worked across a wide range of habitats in Eryri (Snowdonia). Meanwhile, she also developed a unique skill at bridging the gap between farmers, land managers, and conservationists. Sabine walked into the Welsh Rainforests about five years ago to look for some invasive Rhododendron, and never came out!
Joya is a storyteller, director & photographer focused on human stories that connect people, planet and purpose, told through a stylised documentary lens. Based in the UK between Dorset & London.
Join leading botanist Trevor Dines, and Specialist Botanical Advisor Sarah Shuttleworth, to delve into the world of urban plants. Find out how these plants defy the odds to live on our streets.
Plants have never stopped defying urbanisation. They break through cracks in pavement, embellish city parks and colourfully adorn walls and buildings. Leading botanist Trevor Dines investigates these determined plants ahead of the launch of his upcoming book Urban Plants. Find out how they arrived, how they survive and how some have defied the odds to populate our streets.
Trevor Dines is a passionate botanist, conservationist, lecturer, and author. He worked for Plantlife for over 20 years and now writes and consults extensively while managing his smallholding in Wales.
Why are rare plants rare? We target our conservation activity at the plants with the greatest need, which is generally the rare ones.
What do we mean by rare? Why do some plants get more conservation attention? And how do we work out why a plant is rare?
Join Plantlife’s Tim Pankhurst as he delves into the fascinating world of rare plants and how understanding why certain plants are rare can help us to save them.
Tim is an ecologist with 40+ years experience working in the conservation sector. He joined Plantlife as a plant ecologist in 2007, after 12 years specialising in wetlands and aquatics, and now works as the Regional Conservation Manager for the east of England.
A passionate advocate for nature recovery, Meg is Plantlife’s Species Recovery Conservation Officer. She advocates for species to be brought into nature recovery plans across the country, and champions for better taxonomic inclusivity to make sure none of our tiny wonders get left behind.
Taking a garden to Chelsea Flower Show is no mean feat. It was a journey of blood, sweat and tears for Dan Bristow to bring the most biodiverse garden to the world-renowned show in 2024.
Dan worked with local plant nurseries, mushroom growers, quarrymen and crafts people for his design, in support of climate change charity Size of Wales. This story has sustainability at its core and Dan will be joined by Vickie Wood, Plantlife’s Director of Fundraising and Marketing.
Vickie leads on the charity’s fundraising strategies, communications, and marketing activities. With a BSc degree in Geography and an MSc in Environmental Development, Vickie joined Plantlife in 2021 to use her passion for creative storytelling to help engage everyone with plants, and nature to make a difference to the biodiversity, climate, and social challenges we face.
This online workshop will teach you the basic biology of ferns, to help you identify some of the key species found in temperate rainforest.
Ferns can act as indicators of temperate rainforest or oceanic woodland habitat. Some of the species seen in the UK’s temperate rainforests are found nowhere else on earth.
This online training workshop will cover the following topics:
The #Species Survival Fund Rainforest Restoration Project is being led by the Woodland Trust in partnership with Plantlife and other organisations. This project is funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm’s-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency
This workshop will teach you the basic biology of bryophytes, to help you identify some of the key species found in temperate rainforest.
Bryophytes can be indicators of temperate rainforest or oceanic woodland habitat. Some of the species seen in the UK’s temperate rainforests are found nowhere else on earth.
The #Species Survival Fund Rainforest Restoration Project is being led by the Woodland Trust in partnership with Plantlife and other organisations. This project is funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm’s-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.
This online workshop will teach you the basic biology of lichens and how to identify some key species found in temperate rainforest habitat.
Lichens can act as indicators of temperate rainforest or oceanic woodland habitat. Some of the species seen in the UK’s temperate rainforests are found nowhere else on earth.
This online workshop will teach you the basic biology of lichens, and give you the skills and confidence to identify some of the key species in the Lake District rainforest zone.
This two hour workshop will cover the following topics:
Join us for an interactive training workshop to how to assess the condition of temperate rainforest habitat!
The Rapid Rainforest Assessment (RRA) has been used to assess the condition of hundreds of temperate rainforests across the UK. The new RRA streamlined app gets us thinking on the move and provides an instant summary of management recommendations.
This online workshop covers the following topics:
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