The Secret Life of the Urban Wildflower

The Secret Life of the Urban Wildflower This site is to help with identification of UK wildflowers. Mostly urban wildflowers seen on walks Welcome to The Secret Life of the Urban Wildflower.

Explore the wonderful world of botany with easy wildflower identification in the urban environment. Join me, a novice botanist, on my journey of discovery to find the flowers often overlooked and underappreciated.

A lovely walk around Biggleswade whilst visiting family ended up with ticking another flower off the 30 for 30 list! Sma...
28/07/2024

A lovely walk around Biggleswade whilst visiting family ended up with ticking another flower off the 30 for 30 list! Small Teasel, Dipsacus pilosus, accidentally found without actively looking.

A blurry Adder's Tongue Fern, Ophioglossum vulgate, from the Kent Botanical Recording Group's visit to Monkton Nature Re...
07/06/2023

A blurry Adder's Tongue Fern, Ophioglossum vulgate, from the Kent Botanical Recording Group's visit to Monkton Nature Reserve today.

The miniature size of these of plants blew me away, I really do struggle with scale when reading sizes out of a book! These were only a couple of cm tall.

One more flower off the list. 8 down now!

Yellow rattle at Durlston CP and Samphire Hoe this week. Possibly one of my favourite plants, and great for helping to e...
04/06/2023

Yellow rattle at Durlston CP and Samphire Hoe this week. Possibly one of my favourite plants, and great for helping to establish other wildflowers in grasslands due to their semi-parasitism on grasses

Sainfoin and Spiders at Samphire!As close as I could leave it to see the Early Spider Orchids, they were certainly past ...
02/06/2023

Sainfoin and Spiders at Samphire!
As close as I could leave it to see the Early Spider Orchids, they were certainly past their best but super glad I just managed to see them. Will do my best to see them in their prime next year.
On the other hand, the Sainfoin is just starting to bloom and looking beautiful 😍
That's 2 more flowers off the list

Great to visit Durlston Country Park. Very much enjoyed the swathes of Thrifts, Armeria maritima.These coastal flowers a...
29/05/2023

Great to visit Durlston Country Park. Very much enjoyed the swathes of Thrifts, Armeria maritima.
These coastal flowers are found all over the Northern Hemisphere, and are often found all over the cliffs of the British coastline, which have led to it also being called "Cliff Clover"

Out in the garden this week admiring all my finds. Forget-me-not, Dandelion, Daisies and a sweet little pansy
28/05/2023

Out in the garden this week admiring all my finds. Forget-me-not, Dandelion, Daisies and a sweet little pansy

Amazing day on Friday at Denge Wood with the Kent Botanical Recording Group and Wildflower Society looking for Lady Orch...
21/05/2023

Amazing day on Friday at Denge Wood with the Kent Botanical Recording Group and Wildflower Society looking for Lady Orchids. 6 flowering species of orchid found 😍

Loving the Oxeye Daisies starting to appear
14/05/2023

Loving the Oxeye Daisies starting to appear

A few more chalk grassland flowers from Monday's plant hunt - ground ivy, cowslips, salad Burnet and milkwort
07/05/2023

A few more chalk grassland flowers from Monday's plant hunt - ground ivy, cowslips, salad Burnet and milkwort

Plus, an unexpected bonus today, another off the list - Bogbean, Menyanthes trifoliata. How brilliant are these fringe...
02/05/2023

Plus, an unexpected bonus today, another off the list - Bogbean, Menyanthes trifoliata. How brilliant are these fringed flowers! 5 found, 25 to go!

You know you've been on a grasses identification course when your table looks like this at the end of the day! Fantastic...
02/05/2023

You know you've been on a grasses identification course when your table looks like this at the end of the day! Fantastic day getting to grips with grasses 🌾

A little detour to Barton Hills Nature Reserve to see the Pasqueflowers, Pulsatilla vulgaris. A super rare flower in UK,...
01/05/2023

A little detour to Barton Hills Nature Reserve to see the Pasqueflowers, Pulsatilla vulgaris. A super rare flower in UK, it can only be found on a few chalk grassland sites across the country. One more off the 30 for 30 list. 4 down, 26 to go!

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