Geograph - photograph every grid square

Although very common all over England and Wales, Betony occurs only sporadically... (more)

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Normally I wouldn't photograph cultivated plants in a garden, but I... (more)

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Perhaps more commonly known as Marsh Marigolds, but we always knew them as... (more)

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The ordinary spade-shaped leaves have faded and fallen, but the maturing seeds... (more)

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This is just a small part of a large patch of blue on the bank above the cliff.... (more)

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In spite of the shape of the spike this cannot be a Pyramidal Orchid, because... (more)

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I have never noticed this plant before, but you couldn't miss it here,... (more)

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A fairly common species with a very unwieldy name, sheltering under a rocky... (more)

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One of the unexpected highlights of the cliffs here today was the profusion of... (more)

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Although they look as if they are in flower, these are actually last year's... (more)

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One of the many clumps of snowdrops surrounding the ruins at Kinmundy.

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Late March is towards the end of the flowering period of this plant, which is... (more)

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There were literally dozens of Red Admirals on the Water Mint flowers in the ditch here.

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Many Greylag Geese are winter visitors to Britain, but increasing numbers are... (more)

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Sorry, but I don't know what species they are.

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One of many clumps of Sea Camption on the top of the cliffs.

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A fine clump of the first species of crocus to flower each year. They are not... (more)

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This is the genuine and original lucky white heather. I think it's only the... (more)

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This butterfly is widespread in northern and western areas of Britain but seldom... (more)

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This butterfly is widespread in northern and western areas of Britain but seldom... (more)

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This butterfly is extending its range eastwards in northern Scotland, but is... (more)

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This plant is widespread in Britain and Ireland but not common.

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There are plenty of plants of this species along the side of the road here.

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Feeding on Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix).

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A large mound of a Hairt Moss, exact species unknown to me.

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This modest plant is generally found only in mountainous habitats, where it is... (more)

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Norway Spruce have longer and more tapering cones than Sitka Spruce. They also... (more)

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These are part of the same patch or clump of fungi as NJ3457 : Fungus.

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These hairy growths are Rose bedeguar galls, also called Robin's... (more)

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This is a hybrid between S spathularis and S umbrosa and it is a common garden... (more)

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I think this is probably a garden escape. It is growing on the old dyke across... (more)

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Despite its name, this common thistle is often found on drier soils.

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An unblemished bloom of Anemone nemorosa. This is the only species of anemone... (more)

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A closer look at some of the vast carpet of flowers in the woodland beside the B9002.

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A thick carpet of white flowers, dancing in the breeze as their names suggest.

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I suspect this may be a garden escape rather than the wild variety P... (more)

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A clump of bright purple Crocuses, some already beginning to fade and sag.

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A plant that like to grown in the middle of forest roads. It's seeding now,... (more)

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This alien plant is now widely established in the north and west of Britain and... (more)

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This is the true Tansy; many people use the same name for Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).

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I had never before seen a Comma. I have a book published in 1992 that shows no... (more)

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I had never before seen a Comma. I have a book published in 1992 that shows no... (more)

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Two of literally dozens of Red Admirals feeding on a patch of Water Mint.

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Identifiable by the rounded terminal inflorescence, there's a large patch... (more)

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A strange-looking flower spike among a few normal-looking very late flowers.

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An escape from the garden next door, doing rather well on the edge of a field.

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The dykes around what was once the garden beside Whitehill Farm House are... (more)

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Clearly a garden escape, but odd that there's only one, and there are no... (more)

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This fungus is a common parasite on hardwood trees, especially elms and beeches.... (more)

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There's a great swathe of Green Alkanet all along the railway embankment.

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