A hemi-parasitical plant which helps wildflowers by reducing growth of competing grasses.
Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor
After flowering.
Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor
Dry seed cases which rattle, which gives rise to the name.
Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor
An attractive flower which attracts nectar loving insects.
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Another flower which attracts nectar and pollen loving insects.
Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Showing spikes in fruit. A few specimens seen in grassland.
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Indicative of some underlying acid character in the grassland.
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
A small flower found in wet areas.
Marsh Willowherb Epilpobium palustre