Britain has lost ten wildflower species in the last 60 years

Published on 13/09/2012 01:33

Britain has lost ten wildflower species from the countryside in the last 60 years, a report has revealed.

The study, by nature charity Plantlife, said a “drip by drip loss” could eventually see more plants disappear from the British biosphere.

Downy hemp-nettle, summer lady’s tresses and interrupted brome are among the ten species that have become extinct across Britain in the last six decades, which have seen the countryside lose much of its richness, Plantlife said.