Students at a Staffordshire school have received a helping hand from Prince Charles in their bid to create their very own wild flower meadow.
The pupils from Birches Head Academy are working with the Coronation Meadows scheme to help rejuvenate their school grounds.
Around 97 per cent of wildflower meadows have been lost in the last 75 years across the country and Coronation Meadows was founded by Prince Charles to create at least one new wild flower meadow in every county to mark the 60th anniversary of the Coronation.
Birches Head was the first school to enquire about the project, and as a result was given permission to collect seeds from the Rod Wood Coronation Meadow to help kick start their own.
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