Dog owners have once again been warned against the dangers of a highly toxic root plant after it was found near a river in ...

Here plants including cowslip, green-winged orchid, saw-wort, dropwort, sulphur clover and dyer's greenweed provide summer-long colour and nectar sources for bees and butterflies. The surrounding ...

Hemlock water dropwort is toxic to humans and animals if ingested "The hemlock water dropwort is very, very common around the [Norfolk and Suffolk] Broads," says Prof Barr. "It is also very toxic." ...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said there had been reports of hemlock water dropwort roots, also known as "dead man's fingers", washing up on St Bees beach, near Egremont. It is thought recent ...