Yarrow
Yarrow can be found in many grasslands, from lawns to meadows, its flat-topped clusters of flower heads appearing from June. Cultivated varieties are garden favourites.
Yarrow can be found in many grasslands, from lawns to meadows, its flat-topped clusters of flower heads appearing from June. Cultivated varieties are garden favourites.
Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.
Winter isn't always the season we associate most with foraging but it can be fruitful!
Since April, our staff have been carrying out surveys on Alderney's butterfly population! Read all about their favourite sightings of the year here!
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
The leaves are falling, shades of orange and red are starting to shine through and scarfs and hats have emerged from closets…autumn is here!
On the 16th June the General Services Committee of the States of Alderney took the decision not to allow researchers to land on the island of Burhou during the Puffin Breeding Season.