Natural History Wanderings

The BBC reports

More than 700 species of wild plants – almost half of the native flora of the British Isles – are found on road verges, according to a study.

Many plants once found in meadows now only thrive beside roads, where they provide essential habitat for insects, says charity Plantlife.

But it says one in 10 of the plants is at risk of extinction, in part because councils cut verges too early.

Read full story at Roadside verges ‘last refuge for wild flowers’ – BBC News