Wildflowers

Cllr Julia Huffer said she is pleased after East Cambridgeshire District Council recorded its first pyramidal orchid in Ely.

Delight as botanists help council record first 'spectacular' plant

St Andrew's Church in Witchford's graveyard manager George Jellicoe and his team (pictured) have made the area one that is now a beauty and a haven for wildlife.

St Andrew's Church in Witchford's graveyard manager George Jellicoe and his team (pictured) have made the area one that is now a beauty and a haven for wildlife.

Witchford church wins bronze award for conservation

Newnham Street car park in Ely has recently had a transformation. Pictured using the new seating area on June 20 is Cllr Bill Hunt (R) and open spaces and facilities manager Spencer Clark (L) with mother and daughter Blessing Smith and Christy Buckingham

Newnham Street car park in Ely has recently had a transformation. Pictured using the new seating area on June 20 is Cllr Bill Hunt (R) and open spaces and facilities manager Spencer Clark (L) with mother and daughter Blessing Smith and Christy Buckingham

East Cambridgeshire District Council

Car park transformation will benefit residents, visitors and bees, say council

Thriplow Daffodil Festival retruns after two year absence due to Covid, Thriplow, Cambridge Saturday 19 March 2022. Picture by Terry Harris.

Thriplow Daffodil Festival retruns after two year absence due to Covid, Thriplow, Cambridge Saturday 19 March 2022. Picture by Terry Harris.

'Springtime delight' at the annual Thriplow Daffodil festival

7,000 bulbs, 1,000m2 of wildflower strips, 600 metres of native hedging and 120 lavender plants are just some of the installations along the River Great Ouse.

7,000 bulbs, 1,000m2 of wildflower strips, 600 metres of native hedging and 120 lavender plants are just some of the installations along the River Great Ouse.

'Pollinator paradise’ created along the River Great Ouse

The Ely Local Group of the Wildlife Trust has praised East Cambridgeshire District Council thanks to a new mowing regime which has helped bee orchids thrive in Ely.

The Ely Local Group of the Wildlife Trust has praised East Cambridgeshire District Council thanks to a new mowing regime which has helped bee orchids thrive in Ely.

Wildlife group praises council thanks to natural hotspot

Pupils at Robert Arkenstall Primary School in Haddenham were gifted Molly Dyson’s new wild flower book Wayside Flowers of Haddenham.

Pupils at Robert Arkenstall Primary School in Haddenham were gifted Molly Dyson’s new wild flower book Wayside Flowers of Haddenham.

Schoolchildren gifted new book ‘Wayside Flowers of Haddenham’

This weekend brings a chance to see thousands of daffodils when Landwade Hall near Fordham opens its grounds to the public.

This weekend brings a chance to see thousands of daffodils when Landwade Hall near Fordham opens its grounds to the public.

Signs of spring on show at Landwade Hall's 'pop-up' weekend

Glasshouse supervisor Alex Summers rare Amazonian cactus called the Moonflower at Cambridge University's Botanic Garden as it blossoms for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK. Experts kept a night watch throughout the week so that they did

Glasshouse supervisor Alex Summers rare Amazonian cactus called the Moonflower at Cambridge University's Botanic Garden as it blossoms for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK. Experts kept a night watch throughout the week so that they did

Watch the moment rare Amazonian ‘Moonflower’ blossoms in the UK