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Wildlife A-Z

Wildflowers

Spring squill, a short-stalked wildflower with purple-blue, star-shaped flowers, growing from short grass

Spring squill

The purple flower spikes of betony growing in a grassland

Betony

Close-up of a frog orchid with small greenish-yellow flowers tinged with reddish-brown, arranged along a slender stem

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

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

Autumn Gentian

Autumn gentian

Bee Orchid

Bee orchid

Bell Heather

Bell heather

Bird's-nest orchids

Bird's-nest orchid

Biting Stonecrop

Biting stonecrop

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Black Bryony

Black bryony

Black Horehound

Black horehound

Bladder Campion

Bladder campion

Bloody Crane's-bill

Bloody crane's-bill

Bluebell

Bluebell

Bog asphodel

Bog asphodel

Bogbean

Bogbean

Bramble

Bramble

Broad-leaved Dock

Broad-leaved dock

Broad-leaved Helleborine

Broad-leaved helleborine

Brooklime

Brooklime

Bugle

Bugle

Bulbous Buttercup

Bulbous buttercup

Bush Vetch

Bush vetch

Carline Thistle

Carline thistle

Celery-leaved Buttercup

Celery-leaved buttercup

Chamomile

Chamomile

chiltern gentian

Chiltern gentian

Goosegrass

Cleavers

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

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