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Explore wild species across the UK:

Sulphur tuft fungi at Sydenham Hill Wood credit Daniel Greenwood 

Wildflowers

A frog orchid rises from a grassy mound, with the grassland sloping up to a hedge in the distance. The orchid has bulbous reddish flowers groing from a central stalk

Frog orchid

The flowers of a fly orchid, demonstrating their insect-like appearance

Fly orchid

sea campion

Sea campion

Southern Marsh Orchid

Southern marsh orchid

Greater water parsnip

Greater water parsnip

Fen violet

Fen violet

Field cow-wheat

Field cow-wheat

Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage

Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage

lesser celandine

Lesser celandine

Common Rock-rose

Common rock-rose

Common Chickweed

Common chickweed

Common Milkwort

Common milkwort

Bush Vetch

Bush vetch

Common Evening-primrose

Common evening-primrose

Dog's Mercury

Dog's mercury

Wild thyme

Wild thyme

Bogbean

Bogbean

Lady's Bedstraw

Lady's bedstraw

Common Twayblade

Common twayblade

Greater Knapweed

Greater knapweed

yellow iris

Yellow iris

Flowering Rush

Flowering rush

Brown Argus on Horseshoe-vetch

Horseshoe vetch

 toadflax leaved st johns wort

Toadflax-leaved St John's-wort

Marsh-marigold

Marsh marigold

Common Mallow

Common mallow

Common Mouse-ear

Common mouse-ear

Fairy Flax

Fairy flax

Common Vetch

Common vetch

Great Willowherb

Great willowherb

White Bryony

White bryony

Water Mint

Water mint

Common Comfrey

Common comfrey

Goosegrass

Cleavers

Bird's-nest orchids

Bird's-nest orchid

Common Knapweed

Common knapweed

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