Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley:Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum)
Tutsan is a bush, it’s in the St John’s Wort family and it is native to the UK although many …
Category Archives: Woodland wildflowers
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley; Broad-leaved Helleborine.(Epipactis helleborine)
The Helleborines are a branch of the Orchid family, there are two genera, the Epipactis genus and the Cephalanthera genus. …
Woodland wild flowers of the Wye Valley; Orpine (Sedum telephium)
Orpine is a fairly unusual flower, it is related to the stonecrops but is much bigger, it will grow to …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Willowherbs.(Epilobium)
The Willowherbs (Epilobium sp.) are a bit of a nightmare to identify. There are only 12 species growing in the …
Woodland wild flowers of the Wye Valley; Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Herb Robert is a species of Geranium. Many people think geraniums are the red flowers that the Swiss grow …
Woodland Wild Flowers of the Wye Valley; Martagon Lilly,(Lilium martagon)
The Martagon Lilly is quite a special flower, rare and quite beautiful. It is found in the Wye valley and …
Woodland wild flowers of the Wye Valley; Goldilocks (Ranunculus auricomus)
Goldilocks Buttercup is an easily overlooked species. Recently whilst out with the family I saw some growing in the woods near …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
The wild strawberry is in flower throughout late Spring and Summer. It has a flower similar to the cultivated strawberry …
Woodland wild flowers of the Wye Valley; Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)
The Common Spotted Orchid is one of the commonest orchids in Great Britain, part of this is because it will …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley; Bush vetch (Vicia sepium)
Bush Vetch is an easily overlooked plant, but is quite common, it grows in Ninewells wood, indeed in my section …
Ninewells Wood 