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Wildflowers

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

Pheasant's-eye

Pheasant's-eye

Welsh Poppy

Welsh poppy

Water-cress

Water-cress

Common Knotgrass

Common knotgrass

Common Restharrow

Common restharrow

Great Burnet

Great burnet

Lady's Bedstraw

Lady's bedstraw

Bee Orchid

Bee orchid

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem

Yellow star-of-Bethlehem

Early gentian

Early gentian

Teasel

Teasel

Hogweed

Hogweed

Foxglove

Foxglove

Marsh gentian

Marsh gentian

Marsh Cinquefoil

Marsh cinquefoil

Yellow-horned Poppy

Yellow horned-poppy

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Thrift

Thrift

White Clover

White clover

Salad Burnet

Salad burnet

Goosegrass

Cleavers

Early Purple Orchid

Early purple orchid

Water-plantain

Water-plantain

Bulbous Buttercup

Bulbous buttercup

chiltern gentian

Chiltern gentian

Hay meadow with yellow rattle

Yellow-rattle

Wild Carrot

Wild carrot

Common Butterwort

Common butterwort

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