Trees & plants

Yew tree

Brief history of Britain’s ancient yews

Ragwort in a green field (Photo by: RuudMorijn via Getty Images)

Ragwort guide: what is ragwort, is it poisonous and where does it grow?

Birds on shoreline

Warm, wet 2019 brings more exotic visitors to UK shores

Moorland landscape

Rare mountain forests set to return to the Scottish Highlands

Forest

What is the future of Britain’s forests?

The Allerton Oak stands in Liverpool's Calderstones Park. ©Jill Jennings/Woodland Trust

Liverpool’s Allerton Oak named England’s Tree of the Year

Butterfly on branch

State of Nature 2019: report findings, plus what can we do to help wildlife?

Forest path in autumn

History of Britain’s forests and woodlands: 100 years of the Forestry Commission

Ripe chestnuts on table

How to identify nuts and seeds from British trees

STEP-4

Make wildflower seed bombs

Forest with bridge

UK’s forests celebrated in new Royal Mail stamps

the coastal footpath lizard peninsula the cornish coast cornwall england uk

Coastal flowers guide: how to identify

British trees

British tree guide: how to identify and where to find

Ellie Harrison: why we should embrace the humble dandelion

Ellie Harrison

Sara Maitland: why immigrant wildflowers are part of nature’s rich tapestry

Sara Maitland