Plants
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Abies alba
Grand Fir - Abies grandis
Field Maple - Acer campestre
Norway Maple - Acer platanoides
Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
The shady Sycamore walk of summer turns to a blaze of colour in the autumn.
Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort can be seen around the reserve through July and August.
Fool's Parsley - Aethusa cynapium
First recorded on a survey in July and August 2015
Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria
Velvet Bent - Agrostis canina
Common Bent - Agrostis capillaris
Black Bent - Agrostis gigantea
Creeping Bent - Agrostis stolonifera
Brown Bent - Agrostis vinealis
Silver Hair-grass - Aira caryophyllea
Bugle - Ajuga reptans
Bugle was one of the many plants that medieval herbalists regarded as a cure-all. Apparently it cured wounds and stabs, ulcers and broken bones.
Hairless Lady's Mantle - Alchemilla glabra
Narrow-leaved Water-plantain - Alisma lanceolatum
Water-plantain - Alisma plantago-aquatica
Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata
It is also known as Jack-by-the hedge. This flower is not often seen on the reserve.
Ramsons - Allium ursinum
Ramsons or Wild Garlic show their white heads through the Bluebells in the late spring.