Vascular Plants
Helianthemum nummularium Common Rock Rose
Thymus praecox Wild Thyme
Reseda lutea Mignonette
Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot Trefoil
Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear Hawkweed
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Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted Orchid
Scabiosa columbaria Small Scabious
Anacamptis pyramidalis Pyramidal Orchid
Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle (gone over)
Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse Ear (gone over only flowers March-May)
Neottia ovata Common Twayblade (an orchid) one of the first orchids to flower in spring)
or as I like to think of it: the Demogorgon (stranger Things) orchid
Butterflies
Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper
Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper
Polyommatus bellargus Adonis Blues
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
Ants
Lasius flavus Yellow Meadow Ant (on cheese). I was sitting on a nest eating a cheese sandwich and some of the cheese fell out of my sandwich - the ants flocked to it.
The yellow meadow ant is known for creating anthills in grassland habitats. It has a close relationship with the chalkhill blue butterfly - protecting the larvae in return for a sugary substance they secrete. Yellow meadow ant | The Wildlife Trusts
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