A rare “living fossil” plant dating back 400 million years has been reintroduced to a heathland site in Hampshire following habitat restoration at Eelmoor Marsh near Farnborough. Conservationists from Marwell Wildlife have managed the 195-acre heathland site for more than 30 years, creating the wet, open conditions needed for marsh clubmoss and other species to survive. Marsh clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata), a type of fern, is an ancient, endan…
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