WILDFLOWERS from Cheshire Wildlife Trust's Malpas base have been used to create a new, limited-edition gin.

The wildflowers used to make the gin include elderflower and meadowsweet which were handpicked from the trust's nature reserves at Bickley Hall Farm, near Malpas and Hatchmere Nature Reserve.

The new 'Meadow Flower' gin also includes cornflower, lavender, wild rose and juniper.

For every bottle sold, Three Wrens Gin – the distillery behind the new product – will give £5 to Cheshire Wildlife Trust to support their work to bring wildlife back to the county, including the restoration of more precious wildflower meadows.

Nick Wadeson, owner and distiller of Three Wrens Gin said he was delighted to support the trust.

He said: "It has been wonderful to create a gin with such great provenance, using botanicals that grow in the area all around us.

"We distilled the gin in small 50-litre batches very slowly using vapour infusion for the delicate florals alongside a healthy serving of rich juniper in the pot.

"We are lucky to have the Wildlife Trust only couple of miles away from the distillery, and hopefully this collaboration can assist their fantastic work in a small way, whilst also giving people the opportunity to add a delicious and rare edition to their Three Wrens collection."

Jo Darlington, director of fundraising and engagement at the trust, added: "I'd like to thank Nick and his team at Three Wrens Gin for producing this special new gin in support of our work here at the trust.

"We're always looking for new opportunities for local companies and people to support wildlife and we're excited to announce the launch of this limited-edition gin.

"Having lost 99 per cent of our meadows in the last 60 years, we're so grateful for everybody's support for our work to protect and create more species-rich grassland to bring back more bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife."

To purchase a bottle of the limited-edition gin, visit threewrensgin.com/meadow-flower