Once in a century flower returns to York

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have confirmed that the slender sedge has returned to Askham Bog for the first time since 1930

A once-in-a-century flower has returned to York. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has confirmed that the slender sedge has returned to Askham Bog nature reserve in York with its first mass flowering after being last seen at the site in 1930, 96 years ago. Askham was the first nature reserve ever owned by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and has remained a jewel in the Trust’s crown with over 300 diverse species of plant, including its latest addition. The ancient bog was formed 17,000 years ago, left behind by retreating glaciers at the end of the last ice age.