Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Meadow Saffron (Colchicum autumnale)
Meadow saffron also known as Autumn crocus is one of the few woodland flowers which comes into bloom in the Autumn. …
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Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Pale St John’s wort (Hypericum montanum)
Pale St Johns Wort is another of the semi woodland St John’s Wort species, although I think it is more …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Wild Angelica grows in Ninewells wood and there is a lot of it in surrounding fields and hedgerows. It likes …
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; 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 …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Yellow Archangel (Lamium galeobdolon)
Yellow Archangel is one of the classic woodland wildflowers. By that I mean it is very much associated with ancient …
Woodland flowers of the Wye Valley; Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera)
I have only seen one Fly Orchid in my life and here it is. There are several reasons why I have …
Woodland flowers of the Wye Valley; Bird’s-nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis )
The Bird’s-nest orchid is quite a little gem of a flower, and at the outset I want to thank a …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Green Hellebore ( Helleborus viridis )
Green Hellebore, this is a fairly rare plant in the wild though many people are familiar with the garden varieties …
Ninewells Wood 