Category: Flora

  • Chamomile

    Chamomile

    Chamomile blooms from mid-summer, carpeting and scenting grassy fields on the Lizard. 

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Fringed Rupturewort

    Fringed Rupturewort

    Fringed Rupturewort, one of the rare plants of the Lizard, can be seen in sandy and rocky habitats. A small, unassuming plant, look for its brighter green colouring among the surrounding vegetation.
    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Twin-headed Clover

    Twin-headed Clover

    Caerthillian is one of the best places to see some of the rare clovers that are found on the Lizard in late spring, including Twin-headed Clover.
    Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • Green-winged Orchid

    Green-winged Orchid

     Windmill Farm is a good place to look for Green-winged Orchids.
    Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

    Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May. 

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

    Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May. 

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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