English Heritage meadow plans for Iron Age hillfort near Sidmouth

English Heritage has announced it will enhance and create 100 meadows at its sites, including Blackbury Camp near Sidmouth, to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.

An Iron Age hillfort now surrounded by woodland, Blackbury Camp was built in the 4th century BC and is thought to have been used by tribal people for several hundred years.

It once had "impressive" ramparts, and the single entrance was protected by a large triangular earthwork or 'barbican'.

English Heritage Chief Executive Kate Mavor said: "The King's coronation is a significant moment in history and we wanted to mark it in a meaningful way, in a way that combines two of His Majesty's passions – nature and heritage.

"We're creating more natural spaces at the heart of our historic properties, ensuring that wildflowers and wildlife can flourish there once again, and helping our visitors to step back into history and experience something with which the sites' historic occupants would have been familiar."

English Heritage is partnering with Plantlife, a charity that saves wild plants and fungi, on the initiative.