(01)Chicory [Cichorium intybus]. Often known as wild succory, growing in rough pasture, by the roadside and in waste places. It has been cultivated for the swollen roots, which are dried, ground and added to coffee to give a bitter flavour. A perennial having tough stems and growing up to 1 metre in height. It flowers in July to October.

(02)Red Clover [Trifolium pratense]. A widespread and abundant perennial in pasture, where it is regarded as a good fodder crop. Also present in all grassy places and in waste areas. Up to 30cm in height and flowering from May onwards, the flowers produce wonderful honey.

(03)Cowslip [Primula veris]. A perennial plant having leaves similar to primroses, grows to 30cm in height. Common in meadows and on dry banks favouring limestone or clay soils but does not succeed in cultivated pasture, resenting the disturbance. Deep yellow fragrant flowers in umbels during April and May.

(04)Creeping Thistle [Cirsium arvense]. A common creeping perennial regarded as an invasive pest in the fields, resisting many weedkillers. Frequently, it can be seen along roadsides and on waste land, where it can attain nearly one and a half metres in height. The fragrant flowers occur from June onwards and the male and female flowers are usually on separate plants.

(05)Dwarf Thistle [Cirsium acaule]. A perennial of only 5-10cm height, growing in short turf on limestone frequently grazing land. It has a basal rosette of spiny leaves from which rises a solitary short or unstalked purple flower head from July onwards.

(06)Lesser Knapweed [Centaurea nigra]. Previously well-known as hardhead, a downy perennial 15-60cm in height occurring in all grassy places and flowering from June onwards. It has been used in medicine preparations for the treatment of bruises and wounds.

(07)Hawkbit [Leontodon hispidus]. Yellow solitary dandelion-like flowers from June onwards, sometimes referred to as either the rough hawkbit or the greater hawkbit. Common in grassy places especially in meadows on limestone, a hairy perennial some 15-45cm in height with flowerheads nearly 3cm across.

(08)Musk Thistle [Carduus nutans]. Considered by many as being our most handsome of thistles, standing up to 1 metre in height. A downy biennial with large often solitary, drooping and fragrant flowerheads from June to August. Occurs in open grassland, hedgerows and roadsides, particularly on limestone.

(09)Ox-eye Daisy [Leucanthemum vulgare]. A common perennial of grassland and roadsides growing to a height of 60cm. In mass alongside roads, the flowers can appear quite spectacular. The flowers are solitary about 3-5cm across and occur from May to August.

(10)Spear Thistle [Cirsium vulgare]. A biennial and probably our most common large-flowered thistle, growing to 1.25 metres in height, anywhere from grassland, gardens to waste places. It flowers from July to October, the flower-heads are sometimes solitary or 2-3 together, about 3cm across and up to 5cm in depth.