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Species

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

Deptford Pink

Deptford pink

Yellow-horned Poppy

Yellow horned-poppy

Stinging nettle

Stinging nettle

Common Sorrel

Common sorrel

Wood sorrel growing from moss in a wooded valley

Wood sorrel

Water Avens

Water avens

Cow Parsley

Cow parsley

creeping jenny

Creeping jenny

White Dead-nettle

White dead-nettle

Deadly Nightshade

Deadly nightshade

Groundsel

Groundsel

Lords-and-ladies

Lords-and-ladies

Bog asphodel

Bog asphodel

Greater Butterfly-orchid

Greater butterfly-orchid

Dwarf milkwort

Dwarf milkwort

Cross-leaved Heath

Cross-leaved heath

Greater Celandine

Greater celandine

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Common Bistort

Common bistort

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan balsam

Wild Strawberry

Wild strawberry

Hemlock

Hemlock

Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet pimpernel

Red Dead-nettle

Red dead-nettle

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Colt's-foot

Colt's-foot

Common Duckweed

Common duckweed

Lily-of-the-valley

Lily-of-the-valley

Lesser Centaury

Lesser centaury

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