"FOUR sites in the North have made a nationwide list of the most important plant habitats in the country... They were among 150 UK sites named by the charity Plantlife, established by a team of botanists... in 1989.
The areas are the Berwick coast, the River Tweed and Holy Island in Northumberland, as well as the Lake District in Cumbria. ... Lindisfarne is... home to... rare orchids. There are 10 different types of orchid on the island... like the coral root and the marsh helleborine... Rarer... is an orchid unique to Holy Island and designated a species in its own right... The Lindisfarne Helleborine... It only exists within two hectares on the island... Victoria Chester, chief executive for Plantlife, described the thinking behind the list: "Publishing and promoting this list of plant diversity hotspots around the UK will help focus decision-making on conservation at a larger scale, instead of solely focusing on sites rich in one or two species." URL : http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/sundaysun/news/tm_headline=north-sites-make-plantlife-list&method=full&objectid=19535903&siteid=50081-name_page.html *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
