Wood cranesbill flourishes
The only place in Northern Ireland where the rare wood cranesbill is found is one of the nine Glens of Antrim -- but it looks like it could be in for a new lease of life.
Over the years the tiny flower has vanished from more and more of the sites in the Glens of Glenarm — and it has emerged that one cause of its decline is well-meaning attempts at conservation.
But the Ulster Wildlife Trust is celebrating after attempts to create a new haven for the wood cranesbill proved successful, with new plants appearing this summer. They cut hay from a nature reserve which still boasts the largest colonies of the flower and experimented with spreading it on neighbouring farmland.
This story is from the Belfast Telegraph. Read it in full here: Flower of the Glens flourishes again despite hapless humans.
Learn more on the UWT website here: Seeds of success could save a Glenarm gem
