Agrimony

Agrimonia bracteata

Agrimony Scientific name: Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Agrimony is a member of the rose family although the flowers actually smell weakly of apricots.…

Alder

Asplenium pseudovulcanicum an

Alder Scientific name: Alnus glutinosa Alder Common Alder is a common tree of riversides, fens and wet woodlands. The exposed roots of…

Ash

Ginkgoites watsoniae

Ash Scientific name: Fraxinus excelsior Ash In Scandinavian mythology Ash was the ‘tree of life’ and in the UK it was regarded…

Beech

Pichia delftensis

Beech Scientific name: Fagus sylvatica Beech Common Beech is one of our most iconic trees, particularly in the woodlands of the south,…

Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Bilberry Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Bilberries are any of several primarily Eurasian species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (family…

Blackberry

Blackberry phytoplasma

Blackberry Scientific name: Rubus fruticosus Blackberry – Bramble The Bramble or, as many of us know it, ‘Blackberry’, is a thorny, fruiting…

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Blackthorn Scientific name: Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Blackthorn is a thorny shrub of hedgerows and woodland edges. It bursts into life in March…

Branched Bur-reed

Sparganium erectum

Branched Bur-reed Scientific name: Sparganium erectum Branched Bur-reed “Sparganium erectum kz03” by Krzysztof Ziarnek and Kenraiz, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike…

Broad-leaved dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock Scientific name: Rumex obtusifolius Black Garden Ant Broad-leaved Dock is a common plant that grows on waste ground, in hedgerows,…

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Broad-Leaved Pondweed Scientific name: Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed Submerged leaves are grass-like, but higher up the shoot it produces wide, oval floating…

Brooklime

Veronica beccabunga

Brooklime Scientific name: Veronica beccabunga Brooklime As the name suggests, Brooklime is a fleshy, succulent herb which grows in the wet margins…

Buch Vetch

Buch Vetch Scientific name: Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Bush Vetch is a member of the pea and clover family (legumes) which can…

Canadian Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Canadian Goldenrod Scientific name: Solidago canadensis Canadian Goldenwood Vigorous medium to tall plant with erect stems to 1.5 metres. Densely leafy, leaves…

Colt’s Foot

Epiblema sticticana

Colt’s Foot Scientific name: Tussilago farfara Colt’s Foot A common and creeping perennial of bare, damp or disturbed ground, Colt’s-foot can be…

Common Field Speedwell

Veronica persica

Common Field Speedwell Scientific name: Veronica persica Common Field Speedwell Low to short, generally sprawling, hairy plant. Stems branched. Leaves short stalked,…

Common Ragwort

Pericallis hybrida

Common Ragwort Scientific name: Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort The daisy-like, yellow flower heads of Common Ragwort may be pretty enough to the…

Common Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Common Sorrel Scientific name: Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Common Sorrel is a common, upright plant, often found in grasslands and along woodland…

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Common Vetch Scientific name: Vicia sativa Common Vetch A member of the pea family (legumes), Common Vetch is able to make its…

Cotoneaster

Rhyncaphytoptus cotoneasteri

Cotoneaster Scientific name: Cotoneaster sp Cotoneaster ‘Cornubia’ is a large semi-evergreen shrub to 6m, rounded and compact in growth, with elliptic, dark…

Crab Apple

Malus dawsoniana

Crab Apple Scientific name: Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Crab Apple is a small tree of woodland edges and hedgerows. Its pinky-white flowers…

Crack Willow

Salix fragilis

Crack Willow Scientific name: Salix fragilis Crack Willow Crack Willow is a large willow tree found along riverbanks, around lakes and in…

Creeping Bent

Agrostis stolonifera

Creeping Bent Scientific name: Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Creeping Bent lives up to its common name – its stems run along the…

Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Creeping Buttercup Scientific name: Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Creeping Buttercup is the common buttercup found in grassland, damp places, along woodland and…

Creeping Cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

Creeping Cinquefoil Scientific name: Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil This plant has a vigorous creeping habit. The bright yellow flowers have five petals…

Dandelion

Krigia dandelion

Dandelion Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Counting down the clock as you blow the fluffy seeds from the head of a Common…

Dog Rose

Rosa dumalis

Dog Rose Scientific name: Rosa canina Dog Rose Dog-rose is a scrambling shrub, found in hedgerows, woodland edges, on sand dunes and…

Dogwood

Nesohedyotis arborea

Dogwood Scientific name: Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Dogwood is a small shrub, widespread in woodland edges and hedgerows of southern England. The crimson…

Early Hair-Grass

Aira praecox

Early Hair-Grass Scientific name: Aira praecox Early Hair-grass A slender erect plant, 5 to 30 cm tall with bristle-like grey green leaves…

Elder

Baeckea elderiana

Elder Scientific name: Sambucus nigra Elder Elder is a shrub of woodland edge, hedgerows and grassland scrub, but also be found on…

Equal Leaved Knotgrass

Polygonum arenastrum

Equal Leaved Knotgrass Scientific name: Polygonum aviculare Equal Leaved Knotgrass Common Knotgrass is found along the seashore, on waste ground, fields and…

European Larch

Larix decidua

European Larch Scientific name: Larix decidua European Larch The European Larch is an unusual conifer as it is deciduous. It has small…

Field Maple

Acer campestre

Field Maple Scientific name: Acer campestre Field Maple Field Maple is a relatively small tree, often found in hedgerows and woodland edges.…

Figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

Figwort Scientific name: Scrophularia auriculata Figwort Water Figwort is a common plant of riverbanks, pond margins, damp meadows and wet woodlands. Its…

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Germander Speedwell Scientific name: Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell Considered a good luck charm for travellers, the bright blue flowers of Germander Speedwell…

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

Goat Willow Scientific name: Salix caprea Goat Willow Goat Willow is a large shrub willow found in ditches, reedbeds, wet woodland and…

Goats-beard

Scorzonera humilis

Goats-beard Scientific name: Tragopogon pratensis Goats-beard Goatsbeard is a stately member of the daisy family that stands tall and robust. The roots…

Gorse

Ulex europaeus

Gorse Scientific name: Ulex europaeus Gorse Windy, open moors or coastal grasslands covered in bright yellow Gorse and purple heathers are synonymous…

Great Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Great Mullein Scientific name: Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein The yellow, candle-like flower spikes of Great Mullein can reach up to two metres…

Great Reedmace

Typha latifolia

Great Reedmace Scientific name: Typha latifoli Great Reedmace Great Reedmace, also know known as ‘Bulrush’, is a familiar plant of freshwater margins…

Grey Willow

Salix glauca

Grey Willow Scientific name: Salix cinerea Grey Willow Grey Willow, also known as ‘Common Sallow’, is a large shrub willow. It is…

Ground-elder

Aegopodium podagraria

Ground-Elder Scientific name: Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder Ground-elder was most probably introduced into the UK from continental Europe as a medicinal herb many…

Guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

Guelder-rose Scientific name: Viburnum opulus Guelder-rose Guelder-rose is a small tree of woodland edge, hedgerows, grassland scrub, fens and riversides, and is…

Hawthorn

Crataegus stenosepala

Hawthorn Scientific name: Crataegus monogyna Black Garden Ant In May, our hedgerows burst into life as Common Hawthorn erupts with masses of…

Hazel

Hazelina alexanderi

Hazel Scientific name: Corylus avellana Hazel Hazel is a small, shrubby tree that can be found in a variety of habitats such…

Heath Milkwort

Polygala serpyllifolia

Heath Milkwort Scientific name: Polygala vulgaris Heath Milkwort Common Milkwort is a low-growing, sometimes trailing flower of grasslands, particularly those of chalky…

Heath Speedwell

Veronica officinalis

Heath Speedwell Scientific name: Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell Stems prostrate to ascending. Leaves oval to elliptical softly hairy and stalked. Flowers lilac…

Holly

Aphonopelma hollyi

Holly Scientific name: Ilex aquifolium Holly Holly is one of our most familiar evergreen trees, its bright red berries and glossy leaves…

Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse Chestnut Scientific name: Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut The Horse Chestnut is a tall, broad tree that has been widely planted in…

Lesser Spearwort

Ranunculus flammula

Lesser Spearwort Scientific name: Ranunculus flammula Lesser Spearwort A very variable, common, short/medium hairless perennial buttercup of wet places. “RanunculusFlammula” by Christian…

Lesser Stitchwort

Stellaria graminea

Lesser Stitchwort Scientific name: Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort The flowers have long, narrow white petals alternating with long green sepals. The leaves…

Lesser Trefoil

Trifolium dubium

Lesser Trefoil Scientific name: Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil Lesser Trefoil also known as ‘Yellow Suckling Clover’ is a member of the clover…

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Lodgepole Pine Scientific name: Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta, with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known…

Meadow Buttercup

Ranunculus acris

Meadow Buttercup Scientific name: Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Meadow Buttercup is a widespread and common perennial in meadows and pastures, and is…

Meadow Foxtail

Alopecurus pratensis

Meadow Foxtail Scientific name: Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail A grass species that’s native to the UK and is common throughout England and…

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple Scientific name: Acer platanoides Norway Maple Norway maple was introduced to North America in the early 20th century and is…

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

Norway Spruce Scientific name: Picea abies Norway Spruce The Norway Spruce is a tall, evergreen conifer, originally from Scandinavia that was introduced…

Perennial Sow-thistle

Sonchus arvensis

Perennial Sow-thistle Scientific name: Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-thistle Medium to tall plant with far creeping stolons, stems erect to 1.5 metres, furrowed…

Procumbent Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Procumbent Pearlwort Scientific name: Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwood “Sagina procumbens flowering” by Nicolas Weghaupt, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0. How…

Red Clover

Red Clover Scientific name: Trifolium pratense Red Clover Red Clover is a common plant of all kinds of grassy areas in the…

Rowan

Hydra canadensis

Rowan Scientific name: Sorbus aucuparia Rowan The common hawker is a large hawker dragonfly which is on the wing from the end…

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Scots Pine Scientific name: Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Scots Pine is the native pine tree in Scotland and has been widely planted…

Self Heal

Prunella vulgaris

Self Heal Scientific name: Prunella vulgaris Self Heal Self heal can be seen creeping through the short turf of a grassland or…

Sessile Oak

Quercus petraea

Sessile Oak Scientific name: Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Sessile Oak is a tall tree that can mainly be found in semi-natural woodlands,…

Sheep’s Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Sheep’s Sorrel Scientific name: Rumex acetosella Sheep’s Sorrel Sheep’s sorrel is a small and slender plant, with shiny arrow-shaped leaves. The leaves…

Silver Birch

Betula papyrifera

Silver Birch Scientific name: Betula pendula Silver Birch Silver Birch is a familiar, small, spindly tree with thin branches and papery bark.…

Silverweed

Argentina anserina

Silverweed Scientific name: Potentilla anserina Silverweed Silverweed is a trailing plant at home in grassland, roadside verges, sand dunes and waste ground.…

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Sitka Spruce Scientific name: Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce The Sitka Spruce is a tall, evergreen conifer originally from the west coast of…

Sneezewort

Achillea ptarmica

Sneezewort Scientific name: Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica (sneezewort, sneezeweed, bastard pellitory, European pellitory, fair-maid-of-France, goose tongue, sneezewort yarrow, wild pellitory, white…

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Stinging Nettle Scientific name: Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Stinging Nettles are a familiar plant to many of us, often firmly rooted in…

Sweet Vernal-Grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet Vernal-Grass Scientific name: Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-Grass Sweet Vernal-grass is a common perennial of grasslands and meadows that flowers between April…

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore Scientific name: Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Sycamore is a tall tree of parklands, hedgerows and woods. It was introduced into the UK…

Thyme-leaved Sandwort

Arenaria serpyllifolia

Thyme-leaved Sandwort Scientific name: Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort Low to short, prostrate or bushy, roughly hairy plant, which is much branched. Leaves…

Thyme-leaved Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Thyme-leaved Speedwell Scientific name: Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell Low creeping almost hairless plant with oval, usually untoothed or slightly toothed leaves. Flowers…

Tormentil

Potentilla erecta

Tormentil Scientific name: Potentilla erecta Tormentil Tormentil is a common, low-growing and creeping perennial of acid grasslands, heaths and moors, as well…

Tufted Vetch

Vicia cracca

Tufted Vetch Scientific name: Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Tufted Vetch, also known as ‘Cow Vetch’ or ‘Bird Vetch’, is a member of…

Wall Speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Wall Speedwell Scientific name: Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell Low to short, hairy plant usually erect 5 to 25 cm. Leaves triangular, the…

Water Cress

Nasturtium officinale

Water-cress Scientific name: Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Water Cress Water-cress is an evergreen aquatic plant that grows in thick drifts in shallow, clear water…

White Campion

Silene latifolia

White Campion Scientific name: Silene latifolia White Campion White Campion is a common wildflower that grows in fields, along hedgerows and roadside…

White Clover

Hedychium sp.White

White Clover Scientific name: Trifolium repens White Clover White Clover is a very common plant of all kinds of grassy areas in…

Wild Cherry

Exocarpos cupressiformis

Wild Cherry Scientific name: Prunus avium Wild Cherry Wild Cherry is a small tree of woodland edges and hedgerows, and is also…

Wych Elm

Ulmus glabra

Wych Elm Scientific name: Ulmus glabra Wych Elm Wych Elm is rarely found as a tree and is more common as a…

Yarrow

Lampropeltis nigra

Yarrow Scientific name: Achillea millefolium Yarrow Yarrow is a tough plant of many grasslands, from lawns to verges and meadows; clusters of…