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Early purple orchid

One of the first orchids to arrive during spring, the early purple orchid is a sight to behold.

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Trees and peat in the nature and climate crises - the Woodland Trust's view

We're taking steps to ensure we protect and prevent the degradation of valuable peatlands for the climate and nature recovery.

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Trees woods and wildlife

Mosses

Ancient and damp, mosses are part of a group of plants known as bryophytes. There are over 1,000 in the UK, and some have global significance.

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Million pound grant to 'roll out rainforest' around Scottish mountain

Woodland Trust Scotland is to receive £1m+ through the Forestry Grant Scheme to expand rare Scottish rainforest around the slopes of a Highland mountain.

Trees woods and wildlife

Lynx

These solitary, stealthy hunters are currently extinct in the UK, but some advocates of rewilding would like to see them return.

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Life cycle of a plant: seeds, shoots and roots

Plant lives have a beginning and end just like ours. Here's a roundup of the different stages plants go through, from a new seed to eventual death.

Sally Bavin  •  02 Mar 2021