Seedling Stories
Make your own – Seed Balls for the Bees
Using seed balls to distribute wildflower seeds is a fun and effective way to help pollinators. Seed balls are usually loose seeds, mixed with clay and soil then formed into balls (or any shape really!) that can be easily scattered in a dry, sunny spot. Seed balls can...
Meadow Mindfulness
Take a moment to close your eyes and imagine sitting in the middle or a large, sprawling meadow, vibrant wildflowers, all colours of the rainbow and delicate grass swaying gently in the breeze. It's not just a treat for your eyes; it's also a sanctuary for...
Our Big Scilly Bee Hunt
We’ve teamed up with bee expert Ian Beavis to find out about the diversity of bees on the Isles of Scilly, the state of their habitats and what we can do to help bees thrive across the Islands. Ian has been exploring the islands, including some of the...
Shrubby trees for Bumblebees
Our latest research recently published in the Journal called Insect Conservation and Diversity has highlighted the importance of early flowering shrubby trees for bumblebee survival. The plight of pollinators is a growing concern, we need pollinators like bumblebees...
Meadow Hubs
Who A new team of innovators are creating wildflower-rich habitat to help fight the climate and environment emergency and trailblazer profitable ways for farmers to manage their land. A partnership between Wildflower Collective CIC, Cornwall National Landscape,...
Bodmin Airfield County Wildlife Site
Bodmin Airfield is one jewel in a collection of invaluable wildflower 'Donor' sites available through the Meadow Match project- our dating agency for wildflower meadows. Here you can find over 150 different plant species, including three species of Orchid - the...
How to create a dating app for wildflower meadows!
Meadow Match is our wildflower meadow ‘dating agency’, matchmaking existing sites of wildflower seed and hay with new sites to create more flower-rich habitat. Meadow Match is run by Wildflower Collective our not-for-profit company. Working in collaboration with the...
The Heligan Wildflower project
'Let's make Cornwall the most beautiful, wildflower-laden, glorious place tolive and visit in the country.' Alasdair Moore, Head of Gardens and Estate, theLost Gardens of Heligan Wildflower Collective have been working with the Lost Gardens of Heligan who havebeen...
A dating agency for wildflower meadows
Where can you find over 150 different plant species, including three species of Orchid? …at theChelsea Flower Show? A nature reserve? Try - a small private airfield in the centre of Cornwall!This biodiversity gem was uncovered by Ian Bennallick- a Cornwall County...