Post by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What was the first wild plant you learned to recognise? 🔎 Perhaps it was blackberries stained on your fingertips, elderflower cordial in summer, or a dock leaf pressed onto a nettle sting 🫐 These small memories are part of Britain’s living plant knowledge New ESRC-funded research at Royal Holloway and Kew is exploring how we learn, use and pass on knowledge of hedgerow plants. No expertise needed - just your experiences. The UK-wide survey takes around eight minutes. Read the story: https://ow.ly/aIWk50ZoNMQ Take the survey: https://ow.ly/gGRg50ZnHUo Please only use wild plants when safe, legal and confidently identified.