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Wildflowers

Hay meadow with yellow rattle

Yellow-rattle

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

Colt's-foot

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

Fairy Flax

Fairy flax

Common Vetch

Common vetch

Common Spotted-orchid

Common spotted-orchid

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

Lesser stichwort

Lesser stitchwort

Sea-holly

Sea-holly

creeping jenny

Creeping jenny

Red Dead-nettle

Red dead-nettle

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Common Daisy

Common daisy

Ivy-leaved Toadflax

Ivy-leaved toadflax

Cross-leaved Heath

Cross-leaved heath

Greater Celandine

Greater celandine

Fat Hen

Fat hen

Red Campion

Red campion

Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage

Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage

Stork's-bill

Stork's-bill

Meadow Vetchling

Meadow vetchling

Lords-and-ladies

Lords-and-ladies

Water-soldier

Water-soldier

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