Wildflowers
Wildflowers on the Conservation Area – Photographs by: Peter Land
A mixture of those already present, and those seeded by OBCG. All species identification subject to confirmation – please contact us if you disagree with any of these.
Pictures are arranged in alphabetical order of the main common name, for example look for Lesser Stitchwort under ‘S’.
Agrimony
Bartsia
Bindweed
Considerable variation in colour.
Bryony
To be found along the bottom fence.
Burdock
The burdocks grow very strongly, but in late July the flowers were a riot of various species of bee.
Buttercup
Campion
Cleavers
Also known as Goosegrass, Beggar’s lice, Catchweed Bedstraw, Cleaverwort, Everlasting Friendship, Grip Grass, Scratch grass, Stick-a-back, Sticky Willie, Scarthgrass, White Hedge.
Clematis
Also known as Old Man’s Beard or Traveller’s Joy. This grows on the fences on the north and west sides of the Conservation Area.
Clover
Comfrey
Corn Chamomile
Corncockle
Cornflower
Cowslip
Daisy
Dandelion
Deadnettle
Dock
Fat Hen
Figwort
Fleabane
Fumitory
Ground Ivy
Hawkbit
I am not a dandelion. Square-cut petals with serrated ends.
Hogweed
Ivy
Knapweed
Knapweed Broomrape
Mallow
Medick
Mignonette
Mullein
Nettle
Nightshade
Nipplewort
Ox-tongue
I am not a dandelion.
Parsley
Fool’s Parsley can be identified by the bracts hanging down below the flowers, and is poisonous.
Pennycress
Pimpernel
Plantain
Poppy
Rag Wort
Good for insects but not for horses, so will have to be kept under control.
Rattle
Scabious
Sorrel
Sowthisistle
Speedwell
The Common field version has a notably pale lower petal.
Spurge
St John’s Wort
Stitchwort
Thistle
Toadflax
Vetch
Vetchling
Willowherb
Woundwort
Yarrow
