Nature & Biodiversity Archives - Pro Landscaper Magazine

50-year study suggests woodland species diversity on the wane

Aidan Williams — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:35:20 +0000

Species diversity has reduced by 22% in Britain’s broadleaf woodland diversity, a 50-year survey commissioned by the Woodland Trust has found. The Bunce Report has collected data in three surveys across 97 woods in 1971, 2001 and 2021 and to keep the results as comparable as possible, the plots were as close to the original […]

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Eden Project’s great outdoors see silver linings from recent climate change

Ashleigh Brown — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:58:15 +0000

Warm, wet spring leads to explosion of summer colour for Eden Project’s great outdoors. Met Office figures show that the UK has had its warmest spring since records began in 1884, and its wettest since 1986. These conditions have helped some of the Eden Project’s plant life flourish, with summer visitors enjoying the rewards. Home […]

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New network launches to help fund community green spaces

Nina Mason — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:00:44 +0000

Environmental charity Hubbub has set up a free-to-join ‘Community Nature Network’ to support community-led green spaces. Community groups will be able to access funding opportunities, resources, guidance and peer-to-peer support to establish new green spaces or improve existing ones. The launch comes after a study by Chrysalis Research reveals that nearly two-thirds (64%) of those […]

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Keynote speakers announced for Greener Cities symposium

Nina Mason — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:00:15 +0000

Heatherwick Studio’s Philipp Nedomlel is one of five esteemed names to be hosting a keynote speech at the III International Symposium on Greener Cities in September. He will present at the event alongside Gardens by the Bay’s Felix Loh, Professor Diane Pataki of the University of Arizona, Professor Stephan Pauleit of the Technical University Munich […]

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National Trust unveils new climate-resilient garden designed by Andy Sturgeon

Nina Mason — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:00:02 +0000

We need to “change the way we garden”, says the award-winning designer behind a new garden focused on climate resilience and biodiversity that has been revealed at Beningbrough Hall near York. Andy Sturgeon says the UK can expect “warmer summers with prolonged dry periods and drought, but also an increase in very wet days, particularly […]

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Cornish nature gets major boost with ambitious rewilding project

Bethany Vann — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:15:21 +0000

Cornwall Wildlife Trust launches what it says is one of the UK’s ‘most ambitious’ rewilding projects. Tor to Shore aims to create a thriving landscape rich in biodiversity, from Helman Tor in central Cornwall, all the way through to Cornwall’s south coast. The project will be building on the work already carried out by Cornwall […]

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Ten Minutes with Matthew Pottage

Ashleigh Brown — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:28:06 +0000

Matthew Pottage has been a well-known name within the industry for the last two decades working with the RHS, now taking on his latest venture as Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategy at The Royal Parks charity. Pottage fell in love with gardening from an early age, a passion shared by his grandmother who was […]

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Brighton struck by Dutch elm disease again

Bethany Vann — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:10:54 +0000

Brighton and Hove is again having to fell a number of its trees following an outbreak of Dutch elm disease, known also as just Elm disease. Around 30 larger infected elms are expected to be removed, as well as several smaller elms which have grown from infected roots. Dutch elm disease is a fungal disease […]

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Rare bees attracted to hundreds of wildflowers in Walsall

Bethany Vann — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:51:35 +0000

Hundreds of wildflowers planted by volunteers in Walsall are helping to attract rare bees to the Purple Horizons Nature Recovery site. The Purple Horizons Nature Recovery Project intends to restore and connect areas of the heathlands across 12,000 hectares on the outskirts of the urban West Midlands. A large portion of the project aims to […]

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Wildflower Turf launches new Enhance Wildflower Biodiversity range

Bethany Vann — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:29:15 +0000

Wildflower Turf Ltd. introduces new Enhance Wildflower Biodiversity range, designed to ‘enhance’ existing wildflower spaces and meet the growing demands of biodiversity preservation. The new range utilises a scientifically designed substrate, made of only natural ingredients, optimising seed growth and achieving up to 93% germination rates. As well as reducing the establishment time to fully […]

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