| For some time, there have existed protection Societies for domestic and wild animals, wild birds, children etc., but for many years, I have wanted to form a Society for The Protection of Wild Plants. Anyone who has read my book, THIS GARDEN EARTH will be aware that plants are as much a part of the wildlife of this planet as animals, birds, reptiles, fishes, etc., and deserve just as much respect. I first put the idea forward way back in 1966 in GARDEN NEWS, under the heading of Let's Protect Wild Plants, and I had a great response from nature lovers. I want this to be a free Society, with no donations, no membership fees, - just a commitment from people who love plants and life in general. Now this long-held dream can come true, with Pete appealing on TV - WATCH THIS SPACE! Pete Perry Below are just some of the beautiful native British Plants that are under threat.... |
| Pete Perry's WILD PLANT PROTECTION SOCIETY Updated: Fri 13th October 2006 |
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| The Beautiful saprophyte, Lathrea Squarrosa was common in Whitney Wood, Stevenage, until, in 1965, it was wiped out to make way for a housing estate. These plants can only grow on the roots of hazel. |
| Once a common sight in the British Countryside, primroses and violets are becoming increasingly rare. |
| The unique flowers of The Early Spider Orchid were once a common sight in the fields around Great Offley, Herts., until they were obliterated to make way for the Offley Bypass. |
| Left: The rare and beautiful Oxlip now only grows in five woods in East Anglia. Pete literally saved a few plants from the jaws of a bulldozer in 1966. Above: The Lady's Slipper Orchid Cyprepediom Calceolus now only grows in ONE SITE in Northamptonshire |
| Colchicum Autumnale, sometimes (wrongly) called The Autumn Crocus, is a wild British Flower that was once quite common in unfarmed meadowland. Due to intensive farming techniques since the 1940s however, this spectacular bulbous plant is now more common in private and public gardens than in the wild. |
| On the left is one of Britain's lovely wild orchids, the early Purple Orchid, once common, now becoming increasingly rare due to the use of chemicals. Above are two lesser-known species of primrose, the Bird's Eye Primrose, Primula farinosa, found in a few wild places in the North of England, and the delicate Scots primrose, which is confined to the Scottish Highlands., |
