Natural history of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso from 2015   

Native and naturalised wild flowers: gallery

homeNative UK flowers (alphabetic list of species)

Aconite, winter
Eranthis hyemalis
Acrid lettuce
Lactuca virosa
Alkanet, green
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Anenome, yellow wood
Anemone ranunculoides
Betony, purple
Betonica officinalis
Bindweed, hedge
Calystegia sepium
Bird's foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Bitter-cress, hairy
Cardamine hirsuta
Bitter-cress, New Zealand
Cardamine corymbosa
Bluebell, English
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Borage
Borago officinalis
Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Burdock, lesser
Arctium minus
Buttercup, bulbous
Ranunculus bulbosus
Buttercup, goldilocks
Ranunculus auricomus
Buttercup, creeping
Ranunculus repens
Buttercup, meadow
Ranunculus acris
Campanula, nettle-leaved
Campanula trachelium
Campanula, peach-leaved
Campanula persicifolia
Campion, red
Seline dioica
Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Celandine, lesser
Ficaria verna
Chicory
Chicorium intybus
Chickweed
Stellaria media
Clover, red
Trifolium pratense
Clover, white
Trifolium repens
Columbine, common
Aquilegia vulgaris
Corncockle
Agrostemma githago
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Corn marigold
Glebionis segetum
Corydalis, yellow
Pseudofumaria lutea
Cow parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris
Cowslip
Primula veris
Crane's-bill, meadow
Geranium pratense
Crane's-bill, small flowered
Geranium pusillum
Crocus, white autumn
Colchicum autumnale album
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daisy
Bellis perennis
Dame's violet
Hesperis matronalis
Dandilion
Taraxacum officinale
Dead-nettle, Northern red
Lamium confertum
Dead-nettle, white
Lamium album
Dock, broad-leaved
Rummex obtusifolius
Dog's mercury
Mercurialis perennis
Duckweed
Lemna minor
Evening primrose
Oenothera biennis
Fat-hen
Chenopodium album
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Feverfew
Tanacetum parthenium
Few flowered leek
Allium paradoxum
Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa
Perennial flax
Linum perenne
Fool's parsley
Aethusa cynapium
Forget-me-not, field
Myosotis arvensis
Forget-me-not, water
Myosotis scorpioides
Forget-me-not, wood
Myosotis sylvatica
Fox and cubs
Pilosella aurantiaca
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Fringecups
Tellima grandiflora
Fritillary, Snake's head
Fritillaria meleagris
Fumatory, common
Fumaria officinalis
Fumewort
Corydalis solida
Garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Glory of the snow
Chionodoxis forbesii
Ground elder
Aegopodium podagraria
Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
Hedge mustard
Sisymbrium officinale
Henbit dead-nettle
Lamium amplexicaule
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
Hogweed
Rinanthus minor
Honesty
Lunnaria annua
Iris, yellow flag
Iris pseudacorus
Iris, stinking
Iris foetidissima
Kingcup
Caltha palustris
Knapweed
Centaurea nigra s.l.
Lady's bedstraw
Gallium verum
Lady's mantle
Alchemilla mollis
Lady's smock
Cardamine pratense
Leopard's bane
Doronicum pardalianchus
Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
Loosestrife, purple
Lythrum salicaria
Loosestrife, yellow
Lysimachia vulgaris
Lords and ladies
Arum maculatum
Mallow, musk
Malva moschata
Mallow, common
Malva sylvestris
Marjoram
Origanum vulgare
Mayweed, scentless
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Meadow rue, common
Thalictrum flavum
Monkeyflower
Erythrante guttata
Mouse-ear, common
Cerastium fontanum
Mouse-ear, sticky
Cerastium glomeratum
Mullein, dark
Verbascum nigrum
Woody nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
Nettle, stinging
Urtica dioica
Nettle, white dead-
Lamium album
Nipplewort
Lapsana communis
Common spotted orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Northern marsh orchid
Dactylorhiza purprella
Pasque flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Oil-seed rape
Brassica napus oleifera
Oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
Field penny-cress
Thlaspi arvense
Periwinkle, greater
Vinca major
Periwinkle, variegated
Vinca major 'variegata'
Pineapple weed
Matricaria discoidea
Plantain, greater
Plantago major
Plantain, ribwort
Plantago lanceolata
Poppy, field
Papaver rhoeas
Poppy, Welsh
Papaver cambricum
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Ragwort
Senecio jacobaea
Scabious, field
Knautia arvensis
Skullcap, common
Scutellaria galericulata
Scurvy grass, Danish
Cochlearia danica
Selfheel
Prunella vulgaris
Shepherd's purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Solomon's seal
Polygonatum multiflorum
Sorrel, Procumbent yellow
Oxalis corniculata
Sorrel, lesser yellow
Oxalis exilis
Sowthistle, prickly
Sonchus asper
Sowthistle, smooth
Sonchus oleraceus
Spearwort, greater
Ranunculus lingua
Speedwell, germander
Veronica chamaedrys
Speedwell, grey
Veronica polita
Speedwell, ivy-leaved
Veronica hederifolia
Speedwell, persian
Veronica persica
Speedwell, round leaved
Veronica filiformis
Speedwell, thyme-leaved
Veronica serpyllifolia
Speedwell, wall
Veronica arvensis
Spurge, petty
Euphorbia peplus
Spurge, wood
Euphorbia amygdaloides robbiae
Perforate St John's wort
Hypericum perforatum
Star-of-Bethlehem
Ornithogalum augustifolium
Stichwort, greater
Stellaria holostea
Stichwort, lesser
Stellaria graminea
Sticky willy
Galium aparine
Stonecrop
sedum album
Strawberry, barren
Potentilla sterilis
Strawberry, wild
Fragaria vesca
Sweet alison
Lobularia maritima
Sweet pea, broad-leaved perennial
Lathyrus latifolius
Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Thale cress
Arabidopsis thaliana
Thistle, cotton
Onopordum acanthium
Thistle, creeping
Cirsium arvense
Thistle, spear
Cirsium vulgare
Thrift
Armeria maritima
Thyme, wild
Thymus drucei
Toadflax, common
Linaria vulgaris
Toadflax, ivy leaved
Cymbalaria muralis
Toothwort
Lathraea squamaria
Toadflax, purple
Linaria purpurea
Trefoil, Lesser yellow
Trifolium dubium
Vetch, bush
Vicia sepium
Vetch, tufted
Viccia cracca
Vetchling, tufted
Lathyrus pratensis
Violet, common dog
Viola riviniana
Sweet violet
Viola odorata
Viper's bugloss
Echium vulgare
Wall lettuce
Mycelis muralis
Water avens
Geum rivale
Wild carrot
Daucus carota
Willowherb, broad-leaved
Epilobium montanum
Willowherb, Rosebay
Chamaenerion angustifolia
Willowherb, Short-fruited
Epilobium obscurum
Willowherb, square-stalked
Epilobium tetragonum
Wood avens
Geum urbanum
Hedge Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yellow rattle
Rhinanthus minor