More than 97% of original British hay meadows and wild grasslands have been lost since the 1970s and 60% of all British species are in decline. Kingcombe meadows, DorsetFacebook Twitter Pinterest Step back in time ... Kingcombe meadows. Photograph: Picasa/Tania PascoeGaze upon fields of massed orchids and hunt for the carnivorous round-leaved sundew. Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3RU (52.1905, -3.4404)Cricklade north meadow, WiltshireFacebook Twitter Pinterest Natural splendour ... Cricklade north meadow. Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, TN8 7AR (51.2086, 0.1545)Swaledale and Muker hay meadows, North YorkshireIn the most northerly of the Yorkshire Dales are some of the best traditional hay meadows in Britain.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2017 07:30 UTC