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Upright Hedge Parsley looking rather lovely beside the South Downs Way. I think I will add this to my garden wildflower area #wildflowerhour

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Creeping, Dwarf, Marsh and Spear Thistles in woodland/scrub on the South Downs #wildflowerhour

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Autumn Hawkbit is now getting going on the South Downs #wildflowerhour

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Shades of Wild Thyme: pink flowers with light pink bracts, pink flowers with darker bracts and white flowers with green bracts. All in the same location near Black Cap on the South Downs #wildflowerhour

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Last week I posted images of what I thought were Common and Lesser Centaury. I went back this week to double-check and am sure that the smaller plant is Lesser Centaury. Note the stalk on the tiny, deep pink, flowers (first 2 images). Woodland ride on the South Downs #wildflowerhour

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#StillFlowering on the South Downs. Chalk grassland is renowned for its floristic richness and most species have withstood the hot dry conditions. Common Knapweed, Small Scabious, Round-headed Rampion, Birds-foot Trefoil, Lady's Bedstraw amongst others #wildflowerhour

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Our local Wildlife Group is trying to clear brambles to give a small population of Saw-wort a greater chance. We counted a dozen plants this week on the edge of a meadow in Plumpton Green #WildflowerHour

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A tangle of Apiaceae on a field margin on the South Downs: Wild Parsnip, Wild Carrot and Hogweed #WildflowerHour

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Pretty pinks and whites: Wild Basil, White Campion, Field Bindweed and Common Restharrow. On the South Downs #WildflowerHour

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Perennial Sowthistle, beside the South Downs Way #WildflowerHour

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Greater Knapweed and Dwarf Thistle, on the South Downs near Plumpton #WildflowerHour

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Beautiful blues! Harebell and Nettle-leaved Bellflower, both growing beside a chalk path on the north scarp of the South Downs near Plumpton #WildflowerHour

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I didn't have a hand lens or any books with me, so couldn't check the diagnostic characters, but I think these might be Common and Lesser Centaury, growing within a metre of each other, on a woodland ride on the South Downs between Lewes and Plumpton #WildflowerHour

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Good numbers of Round-headed Rampion, the county flower of Sussex, on the South Downs between Plumpton and Lewes #WildflowerHour

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A early morning walk on the South Downs near Lewes gave me all of tonight's #wildflowerhour blooms. First, a trio of orchids: Pyramidal, Chalk Fragrant and Marsh Fragrant

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This white Willowherb stood out in the dark, cool, shade of an overgrown footpath #WildflowerHour

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Foxglove in the shade on the edge of woodland, Plumpton Green, East Sussex #WildflowerHour

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Reposted by Kate Gold

This area used to be regularly mowed at Causeway hospital @NHSCTrust A decision was taken to just mow a path & leave the rest to grow, & what a great decision that was. No planting/sowing required, just halt the mowing to see what treasures will grow! #wildflowerhour

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Nice to see Sneezewort and Betony beside a local footpath, Plumpton Green, East Sussex #WildflowerHour

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Lathyrus sp., a garden escape now naturalised, and scrambling rather beautifully amongst the grasses at All Saints churchyard, Plumpton Green #WildflowerHour #ClimbingPlants

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Honeysuckle and Bindweed mingling in the hedge beside a local footpath, East Sussex #WildflowerHour #ClimbingPlants

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Surprised to find Hairy Buttercup growing on the pavement near my house; I've not seen it so locally before #wildflowerhour

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Common Spotted Orchid, Yellow Rattle, Cow Parsley and Common Knapweed in flower in All Saints churchyard, Plumpton Green #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Some tiny white ones: Lesser Stitchwort, Cleavers, Common Mouse-ear, and a little pink one: Cut-leaved Cranesbill #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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From the Rose family: Bramble, Creeping Cinquefoil, Agrimony, Dogrose. All Saints churchyard, Plumpton Green #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Some of the grasses (the ones I could identify!) in All Saints Churchyard, Plumpton Green: Crested Dog's-tail, Quaking Grass, False Oat-grass, Cocksfoot #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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A rather lovely Stinking Iris in All Saints churchyard, Plumpton Green #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Ox-eye Daisy and its smaller relative, Common Daisy. All Saints churchyard, Plumpton Green #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Pea family: Red Clover, White Clover, Meadow Vetchling, Black Medick, Bush Vetch and Lesser Trefoil. All in All Saints Churchyard, Plumpton Green #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Complementary colours of Birds Foot Trefoil and Germander Speedwell against a gravestone in All Saints Churchyard, Plumpton Green #wildflowerhour #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Yellow Daisies for the #ChurchyardFlowers challenge: Rough Hawkbit, Smooth Sowthistle, Catsear, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Ragwort, Nipplewort, Prickly Sowthistle. All Saints churchyard, Plumpton Green #wildflowerhour

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Kate Gold @kategold24.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I often go to our local churchyard to look for wildflowers for the weekly #wildflowerhour challenge, so am happy that this week's challenge is #ChurchyardFlowers. This is All Saints, Plumpton Green, East Sussex, location for my following posts @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Strictly speaking, not all are #LawnFlowers but they're all growing in my garden, some in the lawn, some beside the pond, some in cracks in the path. Id's for collage in alt text #WildFlowerHour

Cocksfoot, Ox-eye Daisy, St John's Wort, Yellow Rattle, Meadow Buttercup, Brome, Couch?, Black Medick, Yorkshire Fog, Common Spotted Orchid, Sorrel, Wild Carrot, Catsear, Hedge Bedstraw, Hairy Brome?, Ribwort Plantain, Meadow Cranesbill, Red Campion, Smooth Tare, Daisy, Herb Robert, Cut-leaved Cranesbill, Creeping Buttercup, Salad Burnet, Dog Rose, Birds Foot Trefoil, Crested Dogs-Tail, Hedge Woundwort

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More from my early morning walk on the South Downs near Plumpton: Agrimony, Corn Poppy and Sheep's Sorrel #WildFlowerHour

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I occasionally see Hound's-tongue on the South Downs - this was in a new location for me #WildFlowerHour

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Dropwort - one of my favourite downland species. Fairly common on the South Downs near Plumpton #WildFlowerHour

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Bee Orchid - one of 10 in my neighbour's front lawn #WildFlowerHour #OrchidChallenge

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A Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.) - very frequent on the South Downs near Plumpton #WildFlowerHour

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