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In 2002 Plantlife conducted a "County Flowers" public survey to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. [1] The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a "county or metropolitan area" in the UK and Isle of Man. [2] Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002, [3] and which were ...
North Meadow, Cricklade. Coordinates: 51.65012°N 1.86553°W. A snake's head fritillary in the North Meadow, Cricklade. North Meadow, Cricklade ( grid reference SU094946) is a hay meadow near the town of Cricklade, in Wiltshire, England. It is 24.6 hectares in size. It is a traditionally managed lowland hay-meadow, or lammas land, and is grazed ...
Azure-blue Anagallis arvensis, a blue form. Anagallis arvensis (syn. Lysimachia arvensis), commonly known as the scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, red chickweed, poor man's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, [1] shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock, is a species of low-growing annual plant with brightly coloured flowers, [2] most often scarlet but also bright blue and sometimes pink.
Ophrys insectifera is a tuberous perennial, reaching 60 cm (2 ft) in height, which flowers across its range from May to July. [4] It is a slender plant, with narrow upright leaves. A flower spike may carry 1-10 flowers, which have yellow-green sepals, very reduced, dark brown/black petals resembling the antennae of an insect and a long, narrow ...
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. A ...
Pages in category "Gardens in Wiltshire" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abbey House Gardens;
The Wiltshire Horn is a breed of domestic sheep originally from Wiltshire in southern England raised for meat. [ 1] The breed is unusual among native British breeds, for it has the unusual feature of moulting its short wool and hair coat naturally in spring, obviating the need for shearing. [ 2] They are good mothers and have high fertility.
The Town Council in Highworth wants to take on the land and use all of it as a country park and wildlife reserve. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on ...