Weed or Wild Flower?
Some plants tip the balance as to what is regarded as a weed/wild flower or a cultivated plant. But I think we should embrace them for their value to wildlife, and not as gardening misfits!
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Kirkby Stephen nature reserve best for wild flowers in Cumbria
Following detailed surveying by wild flower expert Peter Bullard, Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Smardale Nature Reserve, near Kirkby Stephen, has been assessed as the best nature reserve in Cumbria for…
Pupils plant flowers for a greener future
Schoolchildren in Brampton plant wildflowers to help pollinators
Pupils plant flowers for a greener future
Youngsters at a school near Penrith have been helping plant wildflowers as part of a project to restore sites for bees and other pollinators
Every Flower Counts
Laura Giles urges us to ditch the mower this month and get close up and personal with our lawn, to see how many flowers are growing there
A summer of flowers and fabric followed by an autumn art exhibition in Carlisle
We’ve enjoyed a fantastic summer working with our friends at Prism Arts, the Edington Centre, Eden Mencap, and Amy’s Care on an arts project inspired by the flower rich meadow at Eycott Hill…
Hairy-footed flower bee
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
Flower crab spider
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
The last flower video
Watch this short video about why our native flora is disappearing at a worrying rate. During the first national lockdown, Cumbria Wildlife Trust volunteers, Nigel and Lois Harbron, came up with the idea of producing this video.
Wild thyme
The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.
Wild privet
Wild privet is a shrub of hedgerows, woodlands and scrub, but is also a popular garden-hedge plant. It has white flowers in summer and matt-black berries in winter that are very poisonous.
Wild liquorice
A sprawling plant, wild liquorice often has large, kinked stems. It favours woodland, scrub and grassland habitats on chalky soils - look for pea-like flowers and pods. This liquorice is not…