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We could all once tell bird’s-foot trefoil from rosebay willowherb

Today, children barely recognise a buttercup - but Leif Bersweden aims to bring wild flowers back into our lives and rekindle our relationship with nature

Bird’s-foot trefoil’s petals ‘melt together like a Rocket Lollypop’ – with the plant supporting 160 different species of invertebrates. [Getty Images]

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