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Wildflowers

The purple flower spikes of betony growing in a grassland

Betony

A frog orchid rises from a grassy mound, with the grassland sloping up to a hedge in the distance. The orchid has bulbous reddish flowers groing from a central stalk

Frog orchid

The flowers of a fly orchid, demonstrating their insect-like appearance

Fly orchid

sea campion

Sea campion

Southern Marsh Orchid

Southern marsh orchid

Greater water parsnip

Greater water parsnip

Fen violet

Fen violet

Field cow-wheat

Field cow-wheat

Common Mouse-ear

Common mouse-ear

Fairy Flax

Fairy flax

Common Vetch

Common vetch

Great Willowherb

Great willowherb

White Bryony

White bryony

Water Mint

Water mint

Common Comfrey

Common comfrey

Goosegrass

Cleavers

Bee Orchid

Bee orchid

Green-veined White on Common Dandelion

Common dandelion

Marsh Helleborine

Marsh helleborine

Common Water-crowfoot

Common water-crowfoot

Large Thyme

Large thyme

lesser celandine

Lesser celandine

Common Rock-rose

Common rock-rose

Round-leaved Sundew

Round-leaved sundew

Lesser Sea-spurrey

Lesser sea-spurrey

Stork's-bill

Stork's-bill

Meadow Vetchling

Meadow vetchling

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

Wood Spurge

Wood spurge

Wild Marjoram

Wild marjoram

Water Forget-me-not

Water forget-me-not

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

Early Purple Orchid

Early purple orchid

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Broad-leaved Helleborine

Broad-leaved helleborine

Wild liquorice

Wild liquorice

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