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Millsome Castle

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Getting here

50.83632, -3.89495

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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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Greater Chickweed +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cuckooflower, Bluebell +190 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cuckooflower, Bluebell +190 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +41 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +41 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route

Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Raven · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +65

RavenCorvus corax2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2017
HobbyFalco subbuteo2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2012
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2012
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2012
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
GoshawkAstur gentilis2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2019

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse +6

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2012
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
OtterLutra lutra2022
BadgerMeles meles2018
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2014
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2014
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2013

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2019

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐟

Fish4 species

autumn

2018

Bullhead · Atlantic Salmon · Brown/Sea Trout · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
European EelAnguilla anguilla2012

🐝

Insects44 species

springsummer

2021

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee +39

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
BumblebeeBombus2020
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2018
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Tephrochlamys flavipesTephrochlamys flavipes
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2015
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2015
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2015
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2015
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2020
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2019
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
PeacockAglais io2017
HornetVespa crabro2015
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2015
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2015
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2015
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2015
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2015
Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2015
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2014

🌿

Plants183 species

spring

2019

Cuckooflower · Japanese Knotweed · Daisy · Pignut · Creeping Buttercup +178

CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2013
DaisyBellis perennis
PignutConopodium majus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
NipplewortLapsana communis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Red CampionSilene dioica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
DandelionTaraxacum
ElderSambucus nigra
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2017
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017
Goat WillowSalix caprea2017
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2017
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2017
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
daffodilsNarcissus2017
English ElmUlmus procera2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2011
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
YewTaxus baccata
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
ElmUlmus
LilacSyringa vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Rush AsterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2017
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2017
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2017
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2017
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2017
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2017
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2017
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2017
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2017
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2017
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2017
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2017
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2017
Field-roseRosa arvensis2017
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2017
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2017
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2017
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
GorseUlex europaeus2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2017
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2017
Water CressNasturtium officinale2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2017
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2017
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2017
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2017
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
BlinksMontia fontana2017
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017
Remote SedgeCarex remota2017
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2017
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
RamsonsAllium ursinum2017
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2017
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2014
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa2011
Steeple-bushSpiraea douglasii2011
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2011
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2011
CharlockSinapis arvensis2011
RowanSorbus aucuparia2011
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2011
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2011
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Raven · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +65

RavenCorvus corax2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2017
HobbyFalco subbuteo2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2012
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2012
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2012
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
GoshawkAstur gentilis2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2019

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse +6

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2012
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
OtterLutra lutra2022
BadgerMeles meles2018
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2014
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2014
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2013

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2019

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐟

Fish4 species

autumn

2018

Bullhead · Atlantic Salmon · Brown/Sea Trout · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
European EelAnguilla anguilla2012

🐝

Insects44 species

springsummer

2021

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee +39

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
BumblebeeBombus2020
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2018
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Tephrochlamys flavipesTephrochlamys flavipes
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2015
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2015
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2015
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2015
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2020
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2019
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
PeacockAglais io2017
HornetVespa crabro2015
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2015
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2015
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2015
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2015
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2015
Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2015
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2014

🌿

Plants183 species

spring

2019

Cuckooflower · Japanese Knotweed · Daisy · Pignut · Creeping Buttercup +178

CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2013
DaisyBellis perennis
PignutConopodium majus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
NipplewortLapsana communis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Red CampionSilene dioica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
DandelionTaraxacum
ElderSambucus nigra
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2017
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017
Goat WillowSalix caprea2017
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2017
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2017
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
daffodilsNarcissus2017
English ElmUlmus procera2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2011
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
YewTaxus baccata
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
ElmUlmus
LilacSyringa vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Rush AsterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2017
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2017
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2017
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2017
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2017
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2017
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2017
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2017
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2017
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2017
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2017
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2017
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2017
Field-roseRosa arvensis2017
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2017
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2017
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2017
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
GorseUlex europaeus2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2017
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2017
Water CressNasturtium officinale2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2017
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2017
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2017
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2017
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
BlinksMontia fontana2017
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017
Remote SedgeCarex remota2017
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2017
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
RamsonsAllium ursinum2017
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2017
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2014
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa2011
Steeple-bushSpiraea douglasii2011
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2011
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2011
CharlockSinapis arvensis2011
RowanSorbus aucuparia2011
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2011
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2011
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2011

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