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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

Marsh Cinquefoil

Marsh cinquefoil

Welsh Poppy

Welsh poppy

Water-cress

Water-cress

Common Bistort

Common bistort

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan balsam

Wild Strawberry

Wild strawberry

Ground-elder

Ground-elder

Common Centaury

Common centaury

Bugle

Bugle

Ribwort Plantain

Ribwort plantain

Tansy

Tansy

Creeping Thistle

Creeping thistle

Snowdrops

Snowdrop

Pepper Saxifrage

Pepper saxifrage

Pyramidal Orchid

Pyramidal orchid

Deptford Pink

Deptford pink

Yellow-horned Poppy

Yellow horned-poppy

Stinging nettle

Stinging nettle

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese knotweed

vetch

Kidney vetch

Silverweed

Silverweed

Fennel

Fennel

Germander Speedwell

Germander speedwell

Greater Plantain

Greater plantain

Harebell

Harebell

Oxeye Daisy

Oxeye daisy

Spear Thistle

Spear thistle

Herb-Paris

Herb-paris

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