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Wildflowers and other flowering plants
Below is a non-exhaustive list of some of the many flowers and shrubs to be found growing at Magog Down. Most of these articles include lovely descriptions and history about the plants, written for us over the years by plant pathologist David Yarham. Some articles have been updated recently with new photos of the plants thriving thanks to our Rangers' careful management.
We welcome visitors' photos to help enrich our website, so if you have any you'd like to submit, do send them along to photos 'at' magogtrust.org.uk. Perhaps you've spotted a wildflower that is not yet featured here?
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Goat's-beard - Tragopogon pratense
1st Apr 2005
A locally common plant of waysides and grassland, goatsbeard is a summer-flowering member of the daisy family (Compositae)…read more
Greater Knapweed - Centaurea scabiosa
1st Jul 2019
The Greater Knapweed is a tall plant (up to 90cm) with eye-catching flowers. It is a favourite nectar source of the Marbled…read more
Ground Ivy - Glechoma hederacea
1st May 1994
Hops, Reformation, bays and beer Came to England all in one year - so says the old rhyme. But before beer there was ale…read more
Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus
1st Sep 2020
Guelder Rose is a native shrub. It brightens the hedges and woodland edges in autumn with brilliant red leaves and…read more
Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna
1st Nov 2020
Hawthorn is a widespread shrub or small tree which is common in hedges and along woodland margins. The shiny, rounded…read more
Hazel - Corylus avellana
1st Jan 2020
Look out for the early ‘lambstail’ catkins on Hazel shrubs, with their powdery yellow pollen which fertilises…read more
Herb Bennet or Wood Avens - Geum urbanum
1st Oct 2004
Herb Bennet (a somewhat shy member of the Rose Family) shuns bright sunlight but may readily be found in shadier areas of…read more
Holly - Ilex aquifolium
1st Apr 2007
Visiting the Down on a drab winter’s day, my spirits were raised by the sight of a young holly tree gaily bedecked…read more
Jack-by-the-Hedge - Alliaria petiolata
1st May 1997
Visiting the Down on April 16th, I was pleased to find, by the gap in the trees at the top of the hill, a small platoon of…read more
Kidney Vetch - Anthyllis vulneraria
1st Jun 2020
Kidney Vetch is named after the large, kidney-shaped flower heads, which are covered with woolly white hairs. In the past…read more
Lichen - Xanthoria species
1st Feb 2021
Winter is a great time to look at the lichen on twigs and trunks of trees on the Magog Down. Common species include Xanthoria…read more
See also...
Report of the visit from Cambridge Natural History Society in August 2017
News about a visit by the local branch of Butterfly Conservation charity taking place in August 2016
News about the very special area of Colin's Bank, published in February 2015
Pasque Flower
One of our Friends sent us this beautiful picture of some Pasque Flowers taken in amongst the Cowslips in May 2016.
Photo by Jill Butler