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  • Wild Teasel

    Wild Teasel

    The dried spiny seedheads of Wild Teasel persist throughout the autumn and winter. They can be found in many habitats, including sand dunes, providing food for birds like Goldfinches. Photo: […]

  • Common Fleabane

    Common Fleabane

    From August to September, the golden flowers of Common Fleabane brighten up damp meadows and stream edges. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Hemp-agrimony

    Hemp-agrimony

    The fluffy pink flowers of Hemp-agrimony blossom in damp places on The Lizard in mid- to late-summer. Photo: Amanda Scott 

  • Alexanders

    Alexanders

    Alexanders are among the first umbellifers to grace the verges and hedges of The Lizard in spring. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn

    Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May.  Photo: Amanda Scott