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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dark red crusts, Field Wood-rush, Honeysuckle +116 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dark red crusts, Field Wood-rush, Honeysuckle +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Swift, Oystercatcher +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Swift, Oystercatcher +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Wood-sorrel, Bramble +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km

Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Helensburgh to Garelochhead Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ardgartan Peninsula CircuitMountain bike route32 km

Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripMtb

Wildlife to spot

1,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Robin · Swift · Black Guillemot · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron +30

RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
GannetMorus bassanus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
ShagGulosus aristotelis2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2014
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2016
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2014

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Harbour Seal

Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Syrphus +8

PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2013
Small WhitePieris rapae2013
SyrphusSyrphus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2018
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2018

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2016

Orange Mosscap

Orange MosscapRickenella fibula

🌿

Plants291 species

springsummer

2025

Sweet Vernal-grass · Meadow Buttercup · Silverweed · Daisy · Herb-Robert +286

Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
TormentilPotentilla erecta2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2018
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2018
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2018
PignutConopodium majus2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
BroomCytisus scoparius2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
ThriftArmeria maritima2018
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2018
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
EyebrightEuphrasia2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii2018
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2018
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2018
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
WillowSalix2015
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
RaspberryRubus idaeus2018
BugleAjuga reptans2018
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2018
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2018
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2018
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
OakQuercus2018
Hedera helixHedera helix2018
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2018
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2018
Mat-grassNardus stricta2018
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2018
HawkweedHieracium2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2018
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2018
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018
English StonecropSedum anglicum2018
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2018
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2018
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Star SedgeCarex echinata2018
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2018
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2018
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2018
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2018
Rosa caninaRosa canina2018
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2018
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2015
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2015
BirchBetula2015
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2015
Water AvensGeum rivale2015
BeechFagus sylvatica2015
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Two-spined AcaenaAcaena ovalifolia2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2018
Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2018
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2018
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2018
Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2018
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
BlinksMontia fontana2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2018
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2018
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2018
Norway SprucePicea abies2018
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2018
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2018
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2018
Mountain SorrelOxyria digyna2018
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2018
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2018
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018
Rivet WheatTriticum turgidum2018
Wall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa2018
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2018
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2018
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media2018
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2018
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2018
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2018
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2018
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2018
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2018
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2018
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2018
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2018
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2018
daffodilsNarcissus2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2018
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2018
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2018
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2018
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2018
Goat WillowSalix caprea2018
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2018
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018
Water-StarwortCallitriche2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2018
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2018
LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2018
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus2018
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2018
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Remote SedgeCarex remota2018
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2018
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2018
OracheAtriplex2018
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2018
encrusting algae indet.encrusting algae indet.2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Robin · Swift · Black Guillemot · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron +30

RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
GannetMorus bassanus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
ShagGulosus aristotelis2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2014
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2016
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2014

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Wild Cat Hybrid · Harbour Seal

Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Syrphus +8

PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2013
Small WhitePieris rapae2013
SyrphusSyrphus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2018
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2018

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2016

Orange Mosscap

Orange MosscapRickenella fibula

🌿

Plants291 species

springsummer

2025

Sweet Vernal-grass · Meadow Buttercup · Silverweed · Daisy · Herb-Robert +286

Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
TormentilPotentilla erecta2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2018
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2018
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2018
PignutConopodium majus2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
BroomCytisus scoparius2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
ThriftArmeria maritima2018
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2018
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
EyebrightEuphrasia2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii2018
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2018
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2018
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
WillowSalix2015
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
RaspberryRubus idaeus2018
BugleAjuga reptans2018
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2018
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2018
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2018
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
OakQuercus2018
Hedera helixHedera helix2018
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2018
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2018
Mat-grassNardus stricta2018
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2018
HawkweedHieracium2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2018
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2018
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018
English StonecropSedum anglicum2018
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2018
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2018
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Star SedgeCarex echinata2018
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2018
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2018
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2018
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2018
Rosa caninaRosa canina2018
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2018
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2015
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2015
BirchBetula2015
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2015
Water AvensGeum rivale2015
BeechFagus sylvatica2015
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Two-spined AcaenaAcaena ovalifolia2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2018
Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2018
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2018
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2018
Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2018
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
BlinksMontia fontana2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2018
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2018
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2018
Norway SprucePicea abies2018
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2018
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2018
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2018
Mountain SorrelOxyria digyna2018
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2018
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2018
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018
Rivet WheatTriticum turgidum2018
Wall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa2018
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2018
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2018
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media2018
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2018
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2018
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2018
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2018
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2018
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2018
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2018
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2018
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2018
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2018
daffodilsNarcissus2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2018
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2018
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2018
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2018
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2018
Goat WillowSalix caprea2018
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2018
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018
Water-StarwortCallitriche2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2018
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2018
LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2018
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus2018
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2018
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Remote SedgeCarex remota2018
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2018
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2018
OracheAtriplex2018
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2018
encrusting algae indet.encrusting algae indet.2015

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