Hampshire Flora Group
Welcome to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s Flora Group web pages! Here you will find everything you need to get involved in botanical conservation in Hampshire.
The Flora Group exists to encourage people to take an interest in wild plants and to expand their knowledge; it is concerned not only with flowering plants and ferns, but also lichens, mosses, liverworts and fungi (which are not plants at all!).
Hampshire Flora Group is coordinated by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. We work with the Botanical Society of the British Isles and their local forum at Hants Plants, we also work closely with Plantlife and Hampshire Biodiversity Information Centre.
It is free to come along to Flora Group events and everyone with an interest in plants is very welcome to get involved in surveys and meet other flora enthusiasts. If you would like to support the running of the group you can become a Hampshire Flora Group member. To join the Hampshire Flora Group, you need to be a member of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
Please click here to join from only £3 a month, then email feedback@hwt.org.uk with your name and membership number to let us know you would like to join the Group.
The Group is keen to welcome people of all abilities and coming along to an event is a great way to get started for anyone with a burgeoning passion for wildflowers. Events mainly take place in Hampshire, with occasional trips further afield; see below for details of events near you.
Latest news and events
Hampshire Flora Group Spring Newsletter has recently been published. The newsletter details all the Group’s activities and events. Download your copy here: Spring Flora News 2012. A back catalogue and index to previous copies of Flora News are available to download from the Hants Plants website.
Hampshire Rare Plant Register – Order your copy now Hampshire Rare Plant Register, a detailed register of rare and scare plants in the county, has recently been published. Follow this link for details on how to obtain your copy.
Why not come along to our next event and meet botanical experts and enthusiasts, learn more about our local flora and get involved in conservation. The Trust as a whole also runs many fun, informative courses and events, including species and reserve walks and talks, open garden days, family fun days, children’s events, animal identification and other wildlife skills, and much more. For a full list of all upcoming events and courses runs by HWT, please visit the Learn and Discover pages.
Flora Records
The main objectives of the Hampshire Flora Group are;
- To promote the conservation of flora in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
- To establish and monitor the status of flora in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
- To foster an interest in the conservation of flora in Hampshire and to develop the skills of those interested in plants
To help us achieve these objectives and build a complete, current picture of vascular plant distribution please send in your records. It is important to note down the following when you make your observation:
- Your name.
- The date of your observation.
- The precise location, please supply grid reference if possible, e.g. SU123456
- The species seen (use the scientific name if known).
- Additional details such as quantity will also be useful.
To submit vascular plant records to Hampshire Flora Group, please contact the Vice County Recorders, details can be found on Hants Plants. For other records, please see HBIC’s recording pages.
