BritishFlora Company Profile
Specialist grower & supplier of over 300 UK native wildflowers, marginal/aquatic plants and seed.
Horticultural & Ecological expertise in wetland restoration projects, wildflower meadows, green roofing, management of wildlife habitats.
Plant Installation, Contract Grow and Local Provenance Seed Collections available.
Affiliate member of BALI and FloraLocale recommended supplier.
Services
BritishFlora has a team of skilled and experienced botanists, ecologists and consultants who have worked alongside architects, engineers, councils and developers. The team can provide a full consultancy and project management service which includes assistance with the selection and aftercare of native aquatics and wildflowers that are used in eco-remediation technology, the design, creation, enhancement and management of wildlife habitats such as wetland, meadow and woodland areas, watercourse, green engineering and SUDS. Other services include reedbed design and construction, bioengineering, local provenance growing, plant maintenance and aftercare, algae control and invasive aquatic and terrestrial weed control.
Plants and Seeds
BritishFlora has provided wildflowers and aquatic plants with native provenance guaranteed, to satisfy an enormous range of horticultural projects. The habitats have included highways, business parks, landfill sites, nature reserves, estuaries, rivers, canals, ponds, lakes and salt marshes. The company implements a unique integrated approach to the selection of species, supply, planting and aftercare that offers clients a complete turnkey service encompassing every stage. Services include planting schedules, cost effective solutions, substrate options, site visits, project evaluation and design assistance. BritishFlora can create the majority of native species to order and has the capability to source products which suit individual requirements. Key market areas include:
- Aquatic Plant Supply: Encompassing reedbed treatment and habitat creation, improving water quality in lakes and ponds, improved biodiversity, fisheries and SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems)
- Wild Flower Plant and Seed Supply: Covering areas such as wildflower meadows, cornfield annuals, woodland, hedgerows, business parks, low maintenance landscapes, motorway and road verges and conservation projects
- Green Roofing: Traditional sedum plug plants, turf, hybrid sedum and wildflower plug mixes, native seed mixes, bio-diverse plug and seed hybrid and bio-diverse green roofing turf.
Bioengineering Products
BritishFlora provides sustainable and revolutionary designs that will blend effortlessly with the local environment and will enhance local bio-diversity. The company offers complete consultancy, design and construction services for any aquatic environment. Products and solutions include:
- Soft engineering products and services
- Coir logs or rolls which are dry or pre-planted
- Coir pallets which are dry or pre-planted
- Biodegradable and non-biodegradable geotextiles
- Floating reed rafts
- Ecological site surveys
Reedbeds
Reedbeds are created for various uses including habitat creation for bird and wildlife reserves and for cleaning contaminated water. Constructed wetlands are complex systems which combine water, plants, animals, micro-organisms and natural elements to improve water quality. Reedbeds have been constructed by BritishFlora for a range of applications including:
- Abattoir waste
- Fire fighting foam
- Human sewage
- Fish farming waste
- Farming slurries
- Vegetable processing waste
- Road and airport runoff
- SUDS systems
- Landfill leachates
- Balancing ponds and attenuation ponds.
BritishFlora prides itself on offering a wide and varied range of products and services to clients throughout the UK. The company is continuously researching and developing techniques and high quality growing solutions for an ever increasing range of market sector requirements.
The friendly and experienced sales team has in-depth knowledge and understanding of the product range and welcomes enquiries for both large and small projects. BritishFlora is an affiliate member of BALI and has adopted Flora Locale’s code of practice for growers and suppliers of native flora and seeds.