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Species

Wildflowers

Petty Spurge

Petty spurge

Yellow Archangel

Yellow archangel

Field Bindweed

Field bindweed

Groundsel

Groundsel

Melancholy Thistle

Melancholy thistle

Marsh Cinquefoil

Marsh cinquefoil

Welsh Poppy

Welsh poppy

Water-cress

Water-cress

Hay meadow with yellow rattle

Yellow-rattle

Cuckooflower

Cuckooflower

Tufted Vetch

Tufted vetch

Common Fragrant-orchid

Common fragrant-orchid

Water-plantain

Water-plantain

Green-winged Orchid

Green-winged orchid

Mistletoe

Mistletoe

Primrose

Primrose

Hedge Woundwort

Hedge woundwort

Hedge Bindweed

Hedge bindweed

Bright yellow Colt’s‑foot flowers in bloom, with several round, daisy‑like flower heads made of fine, narrow petals clustered closely togethe

Colt's-foot

Dwarf milkwort

Dwarf milkwort

Deptford Pink

Deptford pink

Yellow-horned Poppy

Yellow horned-poppy

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Pellitory-of-the-wall

White Campion

White campion

Common Milkwort

Common milkwort

Bush Vetch

Bush vetch

Lizard Orchid

Lizard orchid

Frogbit

Frogbit

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem

Yellow star-of-Bethlehem

Ivy

Ivy

Cowslip

Cowslip

White Dead-nettle

White dead-nettle

Deadly Nightshade

Deadly nightshade

Common Daisy

Common daisy

Ivy-leaved Toadflax

Ivy-leaved toadflax

Cross-leaved Heath

Cross-leaved heath

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