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Species

Tom Marshall

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

Marsh Cinquefoil

Marsh cinquefoil

Welsh Poppy

Welsh poppy

Water-cress

Water-cress

Common Bistort

Common bistort

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan balsam

Woolly Thistle

Woolly thistle

Ramsons

Wild garlic

Small teasel

Small teasel

Early gentian

Early gentian

wood avens

Wood avens

Sea-holly

Sea-holly

creeping jenny

Creeping jenny

White Dead-nettle

White dead-nettle

Deadly Nightshade

Deadly nightshade

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

Deptford Pink

Deptford pink

Yellow-horned Poppy

Yellow horned-poppy

Stinging nettle

Stinging nettle

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese knotweed

vetch

Kidney vetch

Creeping Thistle

Creeping thistle

Snowdrops

Snowdrop

Pepper Saxifrage

Pepper saxifrage

chiltern gentian

Chiltern gentian

Water Avens

Water avens

Hemlock

Hemlock

Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet pimpernel

Red Dead-nettle

Red dead-nettle

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

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