Buttercups, ribwort plaintain and tufted vetch are just starting to flower. On warm sunny days the wildflower meadow is a magnet to hoverflies, butterflies and bumble bees.
This is a photo I took in early May when the only flowers to be seen were a few bluebells and cowslips.
Red Campion(Silene dioica)
Alternative names for red campion include robin-in-the-hedge, soldiers' buttons, robin flower and adder's flower (snake bites were once treated by the crushed seeds).
The first part of the scientific name refers to Silenus, a merry woodland god from Greek mythology whereas the second part means "two houses" because each campion flower is either male or female
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