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 …
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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 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; 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 plants of the Wye Valley; Red Campion (Silene dioica)
After the main show of Bluebells and Ramsons, the woods and hedgerows settle down a bit and during late Spring …
Woodland flowers of the Wye Valley; Pignut (Conopodium majus)
Pignut is one of the least spectacular members of the Umbellifers. The large family of Umbellifers includes the very familiar …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia)
Herb Paris is an odd looking plant, it has just four leaves which are aligned opposite each other in two …
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 …
April 2017
First visit after having been away for five weeks so I expected some changes. Some of the trees are now …
Ninewells Wood 