As we wrote last autumn, nearly half a thousand protected plants have been transplanted, and a botanist has been following them up to ensure their success.

As a result of this follow-up, transplanted plants have emerged and flowered in several places over the past week, as in the case of the purple basket in the pictures. Almost all the transplanted plants survived!

How did the relocations take place?

Following botanical surveys and strict legal requirements, we replanted the protected plants along the track.

The plants could only be moved to an area near the original growing area, as determined by a specialist. Collection and transplanting work could only be carried out by a biologist (botanist) with the necessary professional references.

Along the trail, there are 6 sites with 7 protected and 1 specially protected plant species:

• purple orchid (Orchis purpurea)
• spring chickweed (Adonis vernalis)
• Helleborus dumetorum (Helleborus dumetorum)
• two-leaved arctic flower (Platanthera bifolia)
• Borzas flax (Linum hirsutum)
• willow wreath (Spiranthes spiralis)
• Curly-leaved veronica (Pseudolysimachion spurium) – specially protected
• marsh warbler (Sonchus palustris)

Alongside the widened motorway, new gullies will be created, where in the longer term regeneration of habitats similar to the current ones is expected.