Species

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Learn about stunning wildlife that lives in the UK

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

Water-cress

Water-cress

Curled Dock

Curled dock

Herb-Robert

Herb-robert

wood avens

Wood avens

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Colt's-foot

Colt's-foot

Common Duckweed

Common duckweed

Bog asphodel

Bog asphodel

Greater Butterfly-orchid

Greater butterfly-orchid

Melancholy Thistle

Melancholy thistle

A patch of rosebay willowherb growing in front of a row of shrubby trees, with blue sky above. The willowherb has towers of pink flowers rising from a dense swathe of green leaves

Rosebay willowherb

Wood Spurge

Wood spurge

Wild Marjoram

Wild marjoram

Perforate St John's-wort

Perforate st John's-wort

Common Columbine

Columbine

Musk Mallow

Musk mallow

Stinging nettle

Stinging nettle

Common Sorrel

Common sorrel

Wood sorrel growing from moss in a wooded valley

Wood sorrel

Water Avens

Water avens

Great Mullein

Great mullein

Common Daisy

Common daisy

Red Bartsia

Red bartsia

Lily-of-the-valley

Lily-of-the-valley

Lesser Centaury

Lesser centaury

Dwarf milkwort

Dwarf milkwort

Mistletoe

Mistletoe

Sea Spurge

Sea spurge

Selfheal

Selfheal