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IPFS News Link • Agriculture

Loss of Rural Wildflowers

• arclein
Butterflies and bees need variety in their diets and rely on different plants to provide this diversity. Also, wild flowers provide nectar when agricultural plants have been harvested. Lindsay Maskell, a vegetation scientist at CEH, blamed ‘bad weeds’ like nettles, thistles and ivy for crowding out the wild flowers. Although she pointed out that all plants have a role in th

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