Carrageen
This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Melancholy thistle
As its name suggests, the Melancholy thistle was once used to treat 'melancholia' (depression). Today, it can be found in upland hay meadows showing off its single, purple, thistle-like…
Pyramidal orchid
The pyramidal orchid lives up to its name - look for a bright pinky-purple, densely packed pyramid of flowers atop a green stem. It likes chalk grassland, sand dunes, roadside verges and quarries…
Common dog-violet
Our most familiar wild violet, the Common dog-violet can be spotted in a range of habitats from woodland to grassland, hedgerows to pastures. Its pansy-like, purple flowers appear from April to…
Spear thistle
A common plant of disturbed ground like roadside verges and field edges, the spear thistle has purple, fluffy flower heads that appear in summer. Its flowers attract insects and its seeds feed…
Wildflowers to the rescue
We can all incorporate wildflowers into our gardens – and enjoy the buzz that comes with them! Anna Williams shares some suggestions …
Care-Peat: Adfer capasiti storio carbon mawndiroedd
Nid yn unig bod mawndiroedd yn gynefinoedd gyda fflora a ffawna tra arbennig, ond maent hefyd yn chware rhan bwysig mewn rheoli’r hinsawdd yn fyd eang. Yng Ngwarchodfa Natur Cors y Sarnau mae y swyddog prosiect newydd Richard Cutts yn gweithio â phartneriaid rhyngwladol i wella ein dealltwriaeth o’r brosesau sydd yn gysylltiedig, adfer mawndir a sut y gall ein gwaith gyfrannu at ymgyrch 30 by 30 yr Ymddiriedolaethau Natur.
Saw-wort
Saw-wort gets its common name from the serrated, saw-like edges to its leaves. It is a plant of unimproved hay meadows and woodland edges, its purple, thistle-like flowers appearing over summer.…
Wildflower meadows
Whether it is a blaze of yellow from meadow buttercups or the spikes of green-winged and early purple orchids – North Wales's wild meadows hum with life from the first spring bloom to the purple of the last of the black knapweed.
Moroedd Byw
Moroedd Byw yw gweledigaeth Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru ar gyfer moroedd Cymru. Dysgwch bopeth am ein gwaith cadwraeth forol ac unrhyw ddigwyddiadau neu weithgareddau yr ydym yn eu cynnal gan gynnwys snorclo, glanhau traethau ac archwilio pyllau glan môr. Mae llawer o wybodaeth am blanhigion ac anifeiliaid morol - o forwellt i siarcod! Dysgwch sut i ymuno a ni fel gwirfoddolwr cadwraeth forol neu ddod yn Wyddonydd Dinesydd trwy ein prosiect Shoresearch.
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Yellow corydalis
Yellow corydalis is a familiar 'weed' of gardens, walls and rocky places. It is a garden escapee in the UK, so is not a native plant. Try choosing natives for your garden to prevent…