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Early-purple Orchids enjoy the serpentine soils of the Lizard.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
Early-purple Orchids enjoy the serpentine soils of the Lizard.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
A valuable source of nectar for insects in late summer, Common Knapweed is found on the grasslands and scrub of The Lizard from July to September.
Photo: Amanda Scott
From August to September, the golden flowers of Common Fleabane brighten up damp meadows and stream edges.
Photo: Amanda Scott
With a long flowering period from June to October, the pink flowers of Common Centaury can be found across The Lizard from summer to autumn.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May.
Photo: Amanda Scott