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Flora locale was established in 1997 and is a registered charity which aims to promote good practice in the use and sourcing of British and Irish wild flora for all projects in those countries that have wildlife in mind.
 
The emphasis of our work is to encourage good practice among suppliers, land managers and plant specifiers involved in large-scale habitat creation and restoration projects.

Essential guidelines are set out in Go native! Planting for biodiversity (PDF 129kb) and the Code of Practice for suppliers (PDF 278kb).
Flora locale:
  • Produces a regular newsletter, Flora Update
  • Produces project newsletters Flora North and Wild Meadows
  • Maintains an extensive website including an on-line library
  • Publishes advisory notes go to the current list
  • Organises an annual training programme for land managers
  • Hosts a native seed network news group,
  • Works with plant nurseries, land managers, farming and countryside agencies throughout the British Isles and Ireland
  • Puts machine owners, land managers and operators in touch with each other, go to the Machinery ring
  • Collates a list of seed donor sites and registers
Flora locale does not fund research or provide funding for conservation projects.
 
2008 Annual Report and Accounts  
 
Summary of Flora locale's recent achievements (2002-06)