Wildflower Seeds | Nature Tours and Training | Wildlife Conservation
Wildflower Seed Collecting Course
Sat, Aug 30
|Forest of Flowers
Alwyn Craven will showcase the techniques used for wildflower seed collecting across the Forest of Flowers meadows, while giving you the chance to pick your own seeds to take home at no extra cost.
Time & Location
Aug 30, 2025, 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Forest of Flowers, Home Farm, Tollerton Road, York YO61 1JB, UK
About the event
At the Forest of Flowers we have sown 100 acres of wildflower meadows and have over 150 plant species on-site. Each year we collect and sell seeds from the site, allowing us to fundraise for our conservation work, and enable others to grow their own wildflowers.
In this event, Alwyn Craven, founder of the Forest of Flowers in Huby, will showcase our seed collecting techniques while offering you the chance to try it yourself by gathering seeds from our meadows. You will be able to take your seed home with you at no extra cost, for sowing yourself or to give as a gift.
Together we will look at:
Wildflower species identification after going to seed
Responsible seed collecting techniques, including avoiding disruption/damage to the plant and the wider area
Seed cleaning and storage