Category: heathland-p

  • Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil

    Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil

    If you ever wondered how Bird’s-foot Trefoil got its name, you have to wait for the seedpods to appear.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Lesser Centaury

    Lesser Centaury

    Look for for Lesser Centaury in summer and early autumn along coastal clifftops.

    Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • Barren Strawberry

    Barren Strawberry

    Similar at first glance to Wild Strawberry, the pretty Barren Strawberry can be found flowering earlier, from February through to May. 

    Photo: © Natural England/Peter Wakely

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  • Barren Strawberry

    Barren Strawberry

    Similar at first glance to Wild Strawberry, the pretty Barren Strawberry can be found flowering earlier, from February through to May. 

    Photo: © Natural England/Peter Wakely

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  • Betony

    Betony

    Purple spikes of Betony put on a lovely display along coastal paths in the summer.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Betony

    Betony

    Purple spikes of Betony put on a lovely display along coastal paths in the summer.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Devil’s-bit Scabious

    Devil’s-bit Scabious

    Noted for being the larval food plant of the nationally rare Marsh Fritillary butterfly, Devil’s-bit Scabious is lovely in its own right. You can find it flowering on Mullion Cliffs in late summer into autumn.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Devil’s-bit Scabious

    Devil’s-bit Scabious

    Noted for being the larval food plant of the nationally rare Marsh Fritillary butterfly, Devil’s-bit Scabious is lovely in its own right. You can find it flowering on Mullion Cliffs in late summer into autumn.

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Dodder

    Dodder

    DodderWatch out for the red stems of the parasitic plant Dodder scrambling over gorse and heather. It flowers between July and September.
    Photo: Wikimedia Commons (see below for full attribution)

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  • Dodder

    Dodder

    DodderWatch out for the red stems of the parasitic plant Dodder scrambling over gorse and heather. It flowers between July and September.
    Photo: Wikimedia Commons (see below for full attribution)

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