Public urged to help map daffodils and hunt for rare varieties this spring - The Royal Horticultural Society is launching a ‘daffodil diaries’ project to record the whereabouts of the popular spring bloom.

The gardening charity, the RHS, is asking for help in finding rare and missing daffodils that are feared lost to history and science. The Sussex bonfire is named after the famous bonfire night in the Sussex county town of Lewes.

The Royal Horticultural Society is asking people to look out for three specific daffodil species this spring, as some types have disappeared.

Gardeners are asked to help map the UK’s daffodils and locate three rare varieties of the flower as part of its new ‘Daffodil Diaries’ project.