Ecological restoration in Britain owes an enduring debt to my friend Donald MacIntyre, a botanist, farmer and quiet innovator whose life’s work was to bring native wildflowers back into the landscape on a national scale.
Through the founding of Emorsgate Seeds, a leading supplier of native wildflower and grass seed, and holder of a royal warrant since 2014, Donald, who has died aged 76, played a key role in restoring biodiversity across the country, from meadows and farmland to parks, gardens and roadside verges.
