really positive conservation study and get something to focus on. do you have the kind of reference? have been able to pin down when the last sighting of this plan was, until you find it? yeah, in norfolk, will be found at any small pond, we are pretty certain it has not been seen for a century. it is 100 years since the last plants were seen. that is quite some time of absence from the adr. it is at least a century. could you describe it for hours? absence from the area. are is really pretty, neat little pink flowers, grass like stems. when you get a lot of it, it can make the sort of a pinky colour on the edges. we are hoping to cultivate our population and manage it, to bring it back even more strongly, so we have a sort of pinkish pond, something that would have been very beautiful in the past. you don t imagine seeing some
assassination. it is ten minutes past six, a few more stories for you this morning. a rare plant has reappeared more than a century since its last confirmed sighting. known as grass poly, the pink flower came out of hiding after seeds were disturbed during restoration work at a pond in norfolk. scientists say conservation efforts could lead to the return of other forgotten species. there clearly is another alternative version of that story which is that it was there all the time and no one has seen it. it was hiding, very pretty low. you may have seen this doing the rounds on social media last night, we know lots of business lights are going up this weekend, the switch on is happening all over the switch on is happening all over the place. if you re planning to impress anyone with a grand switching on ceremony, here s a valuable lesson in the importance of timing. four, three, two, one.
out of hiding after seeds were disturbed during restoration work at a pond in norfolk. scientists say conservation efforts could lead to the return of other forgotten species. professor carl sayer, who made the discovery, joins us now. we are so pleased with this. giving this little plant some attention. we have been restoring them for quite some time, ponds in the british countryside. they have been neglected over the last 50 years, are either overgrown or sadly filled in and covered over with soil, so we have been busily, as part of our research, a sort of resurrecting and restoring ponds. you do that by removing the trees and then unearthing them, if you like, exposing the old mod players and taking them out. we have seen all sorts of benefits for wildlife by doing that. amphibians, pollinators, birds and things. sometimes you get some really rare plants come back and it is because we have disturbed
but whether mr trump likes it or not, joe biden will be the president onjanuary the 20th, at which point he will be responsible for the country s response to a virus which is now spreading so fast that officials in los angeles county, the largest county in the country, are preparing to introduce tough restrictions aimed at keeping people at home. some wonder here if a long, dark winter might be just beginning. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a rare plant has reappeared, more than a century since its last confirmed sighting. known as grass poly, the pink flower came
out of hiding after seeds were disturbed during restoration work at a pond in norfolk. scientists say conservation efforts could lead to the return of other forgotten species. this is one of our other favourite stories of the morning. a lot of christmas lights are going up this weekend and if you re planning to impress anyone with a grand switching on ceremony here s a valuable lesson in the importance of timing. here is a very good example. it is all about creating a moment. the build up and the timing. let s see it. four, three, two, one. it just makes me itjust makes me laugh every time. that was the mayor of bridgwater, in somerset.