Sundews are plants found in the New Forest, growing in wet, acidic soil, where they get nutrients from insects.

There are 3 types of sundew in the forest.

I have seen the round-leaved sundew and the oblong-leaved sundew, but I have not yet seen the scarce great sundew. These plants are specially designed to survive in areas with low nutrients. The round-leaved sundew has round, sticky leaves that form a rosette and catch insects. In contrast, the oblong-leaved sundew has long leaves covered in sticky hairs that also trap prey. The great sundew has bigger leaves. When insects touch the leaves, they get stuck quickly; the hairs bend towards the insect to stop it from escaping, and the whole leaf curls over to trap it.