SEED from a nature reserve near Hanbury will be used to rescue the county's wildflower grasslands.

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is donating seed from Eades Meadow as part of a larger push to encourage landowners and managers to restore and protect the few surviving flower-rich grasslands in the county.

The seed collected will be a valuable resource for landowners seeking to restorecountry meadows as part of the traditional Worcestershire rural landscape.

The harvest will take place in the middle of July by Tony Strickland of TGS seeds. Tony works with the grassland forum - a grouping of landowners and managers interested in securing the future of the grasslands.

Anyone interested in supporting the Trust in protecting wildflower meadows can call 01905 754919.