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    Tawny owl by Beverley Carpenter

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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

Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage

Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage

lesser celandine

Lesser celandine

Common Rock-rose

Common rock-rose

Ragged-Robin

Ragged-robin

Honesty

Honesty

Tall Melilot

Tall melilot

Grass-of-Parnassus

Grass-of-parnassus

Wild Angelica

Wild angelica

Common Butterwort

Common butterwort

Marsh gentian

Marsh gentian

Crosswort

Crosswort

Greater burdock

Greater burdock

Carline Thistle

Carline thistle

yellow iris

Yellow iris

Enchanter's nightshade

Enchanter's nightshade

Hairy violet

Hairy violet

 toadflax leaved st johns wort

Toadflax-leaved St John's-wort

Marsh-marigold

Marsh marigold

Common Mallow

Common mallow

Stitchwort

Greater stitchwort

Cuckooflower

Cuckooflower

Tufted Vetch

Tufted vetch

Purple-loosestrife

Purple-loosestrife

Dog's Mercury

Dog's mercury

Wild thyme

Wild thyme

Bogbean

Bogbean

Lady's Bedstraw

Lady's bedstraw

Common Twayblade

Common twayblade

Greater Knapweed

Greater knapweed

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