Species

Discover wildlife

Learn about stunning wildlife that lives in the UK

The purple flower spikes of betony growing in a grassland

Betony

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

White Campion

White campion

Shepherd's Purse

Shepherd's purse

Red Clover

Red clover

Biting Stonecrop

Biting stonecrop

Crosswort

Crosswort

Greater burdock

Greater burdock

Carline Thistle

Carline thistle

Wild Daffodil

Wild daffodil

Saw-wort

Saw-wort

Pyramidal Orchid

Pyramidal orchid

Pignut

Pignut

Yellow-wort

Yellow-wort

Ground-ivy

Ground-ivy

Cross-leaved Heath

Cross-leaved heath

Greater Celandine

Greater celandine

Bladder Campion

Bladder campion

Horseradish

Horseradish

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

Common bird's-foot-trefoil

Navelwort

Navelwort

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

Ground-elder

Ground-elder

Common Centaury

Common centaury

Skullcap

Skullcap