FROM PLANTLIFE — BIODIVERSITY & THE LOSS OF PRICKLY FEATHERWORT AND MORE

View this email in your browser Plantlife logo Dear John Nearly 1 in 6 species in Great Britain are threatened with extinction*. But this doesn’t have to be our future. This Giving Tuesday, you can help rescue UK rainforests, and their rare species, from extinction by donating today. Donate today Species We're at Risk of Losing Forever Horsehair Lichen Horsehair Lichen, found in rainforests in Devon, is so rare that the world’s population can fit on just 2 sheets of A4 paper. Prickly Featherwort Prickly Featherwort has its last global stronghold in Britain’s rainforests**. We Need Biodiverse Rainforests Rainforests are the perfect example of abundant biodiversity: many thousands of animals, plants and microorganisms living in harmony. But with grave threats to rainforests and so few remaining, this abundance of life could all vanish. There are many species that would benefit from healthier rainforests, including: Hazel Glove Fungus Butterflies like Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Chequered Skipper Birds like Wood Warbler, Redstart and Pied Flycatcher Bats like Barbastelle and Lesser Horseshoe Red Squirrel Pine Marten Will you join the movement to protect and restore these biodiverse havens before they’re gone forever? Yes, I want to help Thank you for your support. Alistair Whyte Head of Plantlife Scotland PS You can help rescue UK rainforests, and their rare lichens and bryophytes, from extinction by giving our rainforests a Christmas gift this Giving Tuesday. Thank you. Images: Horsehair Lichen Bryoria smithii ©Angie Cruse/Plantlife, Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa ©Des Callaghan, Common Redstart ©iStock References: * State of Nature Report 2023 ** BSBI Follow Plantlife on: Twitter Twitter Facebook Facebook Instagram Instagram YouTube YouTube LinkedIn LinkedIn Copyright © Plantlife All rights reserved. Plantlife International is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered Charity in England and Wales (1059559) & Scotland, (SC038951) Registered Company in England and Wales (3166339) Registered Office: Brewery House,36 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2AP, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1722 342730 enquiries@plantlife.org.uk www.plantlife.org.uk Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.