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A rare East Devon wildflower is showing encouraging signs of recovery thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the East Devon National Landscape team. Heath Lobelia is an incredibly rare wildflower with striking purple-blue blooms. First discovered in 1768 growing on...
The Heath Lobelia is one of our 'elusive eight' special species and our dedicated team of volunteers, or Heath Lobelia Champions as we call them, work tirelessly towards its conservation. Alison Scrase, an National Landscape Ambassador and volunteer from the group,...
The Heath Lobelia, Lobelia urens, an incredibly rare wildflower, was actually first discovered growing in the UK, here in this area in the 1770s. It was discovered by William Newbery, a herbalist from Heathstock. Belonging to the Campanulaceae family, the Heath...