About this episode
This episode explores the controversial ragwort plant and its ecological significance with expert Mick Crawley.
It’s been a bumper summer for ragwort, the plant folks love to hate. In this month’s Knepp Wilding Podcast, Isabella Tree unearths the truth about this spectacular native wildflower with ragwort specialist, Mick Crawley. Is it a toxic killer or a bountiful source of life? And what happens when you pull it up? Could trying to eradicate it actually be helping the plant to proliferate? The Knepp Wilding Podcast is generously supported by Ecosia – the search engine that plants trees and res...
People in this episode
Host: Isabella Tree
Guest: Mick Crawley
Topics covered
- ragwort
- wildflowers
- biodiversity
- toxic plants
- ecology
Keywords
- ragwort
- native wildflower
- toxic plants
- ecological impact
- plant proliferation
Sponsors
Ecosia
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Books & works: The Knepp Wilding Podcast
Places: Knepp, UK
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