BBC Wildlife Magazine

PURE SHORES MACHAIR IN BLOOM

The broadcaster, naturalist and tour guide shares the most breathtaking seasonal events in Britain

OMING FROM THE GAELIC FOR a fertile, low-lying grassy plain, ‘machair’ describes a rare coastal habitat, famed not only for its plentiful bird life in spring but also its beautiful array of wildflowers throughout summer. Covering a total area of just 19,000ha globally, machair is not just one of the rarest habitat types in Britain, but also right across Europe. It can only be found along a few

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