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Tom Dullage

What have you spotted?

Have you spotted something unusual or exciting at one of our nature reserves? We'd love to hear all about your sightings, as this helps us monitor the wildlife at our reserves and how this changes over time.

Share your wildlife sightings

Wildflowers

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

Deptford Pink

Deptford pink

Yellow-horned Poppy

Yellow horned-poppy

Stinging nettle

Stinging nettle

Common Sorrel

Common sorrel

Wood sorrel growing from moss in a wooded valley

Wood sorrel

Water Avens

Water avens

Sea-holly

Sea-holly

Cowslip

Cowslip

Hedge Woundwort

Hedge woundwort

Hedge Bindweed

Hedge bindweed

Common Ragwort

Common ragwort

Common Spotted-orchid

Common spotted-orchid

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

Lesser stichwort

Lesser stitchwort

Lesser Spearwort

Lesser spearwort

Cross-leaved Heath

Cross-leaved heath

Greater Celandine

Greater celandine

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Pellitory-of-the-wall

Common Bistort

Common bistort

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan balsam

Wild Strawberry

Wild strawberry

Cow Parsley

Cow parsley

creeping jenny

Creeping jenny

White Dead-nettle

White dead-nettle

Deadly Nightshade

Deadly nightshade

Groundsel

Groundsel

Lords-and-ladies

Lords-and-ladies

Water-soldier

Water-soldier

Bulbous Buttercup

Bulbous buttercup

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