Kelham Island Museum tail-goit on the River Don, Sheffield, is an unusual place to seek interesting wildlife. This very old, historic structure boasts a rich and ‘recombinant’ ecology of native and ...

The familiar bulrush, correctly named reedmace, found beside ponds, lakes and streams everywhere, is too large and invasive for all but the largest gardens. This tiny species is a perfect miniature ...

- tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia ...