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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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Mugwort - Artemisia vulgaris
1st Jan 1996
Still lame from a road accident, I have lately been unable to walk on Magog Down. I sit, therefore, on New Year's Eve…read more
Ox-eye Daisy - Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
31st Jul 2019
The Ox-eye Daisy is also known as Dog Daisy, Moon Daisy or Marguerite. In 2019 it was a particularly good year for this plant,…read more
Pea Family - Leguminosae
1st Apr 2006
This family contains trees, shrubs, herbs, water plants and climbers. 16,400 species are found world wide and are widely…read more
Ragwort - Senecio jacobaea
1st Sep 1995
Making my way to the Down on 4th July I wondered whether I would find any flowers still flourishing in the middle of so vicious…read more
Red and White Clover - Trifolium pratense & Trifolium repens
1st May 2003
Red and white clovers are sufficiently well known to need no description. Both are perennial plants, the white species being…read more
Sainfoin - Onobrychis viciifolia
1st Jun 2019
Look out for the bright pink flowers of Sainfoin on the North Down. For many centuries Sainfoin was cultivated as a fodder…read more
Speedwell - Veronica persica
1st Apr 2019
Colourful patches of Speedwell are particularly eye-catching at this time of year, while the grass is still short. &…read more
Spindle Tree - Euonymus europaeus
1st Oct 2019
The spindle tree is at its loveliest in autumn when its leaves turn pinkish-red and the fruits ripen. It has distinctive…read more
Sweet Violet - Viola odorata
1st Mar 2019
Our only scented violet and the first to flower. Leaves are heart-shaped and often shiny and the flowers are blue-violet…read more
Thistles - Cirsium arvense and Cirsium vulgare
4th Oct 2011
In the beginning, of course, it was all Adam's fault. One bite of that forbidden fruit and it was "Cursed is the…read more
Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris
1st Sep 2019
Toadflax flourishes in meadows, dry, rough grassy places and roadsides. It has distinctive showy snapdragon-like yellow…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