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Species

Wildflowers

Pasqueflower

Pasqueflower

Hedge Mustard

Hedge mustard

Cow Parsley

Cow parsley

Honesty

Honesty

Tall Melilot

Tall melilot

Early Purple Orchid

Early purple orchid

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Broad-leaved Helleborine

Broad-leaved helleborine

A patch of rosebay willowherb growing in front of a row of shrubby trees, with blue sky above. The willowherb has towers of pink flowers rising from a dense swathe of green leaves

Rosebay willowherb

Petty Spurge

Petty spurge

Yellow Archangel

Yellow archangel

Field Bindweed

Field bindweed

Common Ragwort

Common ragwort

Lesser Spearwort

Lesser spearwort

Pheasant's-eye

Pheasant's-eye

poppies

Common poppy

Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard

Teasel

Teasel

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

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

Common Milkwort

Common milkwort

Bush Vetch

Bush vetch

Lizard Orchid

Lizard orchid

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