Versuchen GOLD - Frei

Guardians' bid to save the Nottingham crocus

Nottingham Post

|

March 25, 2025

SPRING FLOWER THAT WAS ONCE A TOURIST ATTRACTION IS NOW IN STEEP DECLINE

- ELLIE BUCKLEY

Guardians' bid to save the Nottingham crocus

TEAMS in Nottingham are embarking on a mission to save a flower named after the city.

The Nottingham crocus, a delicate lilac flower with a spring and autumn variety, once covered the city, even becoming a Victorian tourist attraction.

Yet, as the city has grown, and with a decrease in natural habitats, the population of the flower has decreased drastically.

Prior to 2003, the Nottingham Spring Crocus has been recorded in 24 one-kilometre squares in Nottinghamshire. This has decreased over time, to just ten squares between 2014-2023.

In the past, the flower used to flourish in the Trent Valley and fields in The Meadows.

WEITERE GESCHICHTEN VON Nottingham Post

Nottingham Post

Panthers are second best in Belfast

NOTTINGHAM

time to read

1 min

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Post

Grassroots football clubs fear they'll have nowhere left to play

FA WARNS THAT PLANNING REFORMS COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR HOUSES TO BE BUILT ON PLAYING FIELDS

time to read

3 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

New lives for former collieries – as housing estates

HOW COALFIELD COMMUNITIES ARE BEING TRANSFORMED SINCE NOTTS’ LAST PIT CLOSED IN 2015

time to read

5 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

Nato allies' boost to Arctic defences 'business as usual'

THE UK is working with Nato allies to bolster security in the Arctic, a Cabinet minister said following reports British troops could be sent to Greenland.

time to read

2 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

Tears, hugs, and messages of love and hope

COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO REMEMBER MUM AND DAUGHTER WHO DIED IN SEA TRAGEDY

time to read

2 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Post

Emotional journey for pub's new boss as he follows in footsteps of a 'father figure'

CROSS KEYS REOPENS A YEAR AFTER SUDDEN DEATH OF ITS WELL-RESPECTED CHEF OWNER

time to read

5 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

New driver safety measures are a 'tiny step' says bereaved mum

GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE A MINIMUM LEARNING PERIOD

time to read

4 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Post

2026 set to be the fourth in a row to breach the 1.4C barrier

NEXT year is likely to be the fourth year in a row where global temperatures are more than 1.4C above pre-industrial levels, the Met Office said.

time to read

2 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

Lord Mandelson declines to apologise over Epstein link

LORD Peter Mandelson declined to apologise to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims for remaining friends with the paedophile financier after his conviction.

time to read

2 mins

January 12, 2026

Nottingham Post

Starry chef's taste of reality

THE first thing I intend to do when I’m appointed head of all television (and I'm sorry that's taking so long; we've had one or two administrative issues) is commission a new food show.

time to read

1 mins

January 12, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size