Now is the time of year to see an abundance of wild flowers at Langford Lowfields, with swathes of oxeye daisies, knapweed and birdsfoot trefoil in flower. We held a wildflower walk for our volunteer team recently and as well as a number of impressive looking southern marsh orchids, we spent time learning to identify a number of flowering plants (see list below), as well as enjoying all the other sights and sounds of the reserve.
We are holding another wildflower walk on 7th July, which anyone can attend. The walk will start from the visitor's car park at 10am and run until about 1pm. Prices are; RSPB Members - Adult £8.00, Child £4.00; Non-member: Adult £10.00, Child £5.00. Please book a place in advance by calling the office on 01636 893611 or emailing langford.beckingham@rspb.org.uk
Meadow Buttercup
Creeping Buttercup
Spring Beauty
Common Mouse-ear
Common Chickweed
Red Campion
White Campion
Broad-leaved Dock
Clustered Dock
Curled Dock
Wood Dock
Field Pansy
Garlic Mustard
Oilseed Rape
Bramble
Dog Rose
Birds-foot Trefoil
Common Vetch
Hairy Tare
Smooth Tare
Grass Vetchling
White Clover
Red Clover
Lesser Trefoil
Black Medic
Hop Trefoil
Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill
Small Flowered Crane’s-bill
Common Stork’s-bill
Cut-leaved Cranesbill
Cow Parsley
Hogweed
Hemlock
Hemlock Water Dropwort
Bittersweet
Bugloss
White Dead Nettle
Selfheal
Ground Ivy
Ribwort plantain
Field Speedwell
Yellow Rattle
Clevers
Lady’s Bedstraw
Creeping Thistle
Spear Thistle
Common Catsear
Prickly Sow-thistle
Bristly Oxtongue
Dandelion
Oxeye Daisy
Coltsfoot
Yarrow
Pineappleweed
Southern Marsh Orchid
Common Spotted Orchid
Cocks-foot
Hairy Sedge