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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@magogtrust.org.uk. Perhaps you've spotted a wildflower that is not yet featured here?
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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
Traveller’s Joy or Old Man’s Beard - Clematis vitalba
1st Dec 2019
The 16th century English botanist John Gerard named this clematis Traveller’s Joy after seeing it adorning wayside…read more
Venus's Looking-glass - Legousia hybrida
2nd Apr 2000
The change of use from intensive arable farming to grassland and woodland has obviously greatly enriched the flora of the…read more
White Bryony - Bryonia dioica
1st Oct 1994
Autumn is the time for berries and amongst the brightest to be found on Magog Down this year have been those of the white…read more
White Helleborine - Cephalanthera damasonium
1st Jun 2019
The White Helleborine is an orchid, and listed as vulnerable in conservation status, in that it faces a high risk of extinction…read more
Wild Carrot - Daucus carota
1st Sep 2017
Like wild parsnips, wild carrots belong to the Family Umbelliferae - so called because its members bear their flowers in…read more
Wild Mignonette - Reseda lutea
1st May 2019
Look out for the greenish-yellow spires of this flower, seen from May to September in grassy places on the Magog Down. The…read more
Wild Parsnip - Pastinaca sativa
1st Sep 2005
Visiting the Down during the long dry spell this July, I was struck by the way in which some plants still stood up boldly…read more
Woolly Thistle - Cirsium eriophorum
5th Aug 2019
The impressive Woolly Thistle can be seen in flower on the North Down from July to September. It can grow to 1.5 metres,…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