Soft rush
As its name suggests, the smooth stems of soft rush are thinner and more flexible than those of hard rush. It forms tufts in wetland habitats like wet woodlands, marshes, ditches and grasslands.…
As its name suggests, the smooth stems of soft rush are thinner and more flexible than those of hard rush. It forms tufts in wetland habitats like wet woodlands, marshes, ditches and grasslands.…
Learn about the sedges that adorn Kingcombe’s old droveways and the grasses which make up the botanically diverse meadows.
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
Rush Furlong is a fragment of the once extensive system of strip farming in the Isle of Axholme.
The stiff, spiky and upright leaves and brown flowers of hard rush are a familiar sight of wetlands, riversides, dune slacks and marshes across England and Wales.
Practice grass identification. For people who already have some experience or who have already attended Grasses I
Learn how to identify grasses
This distinctive type of damp pasture is generally found on commons, as a component of lowland fen, or in undeveloped corners of otherwise intensively farmed landscapes.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
An evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.