Cowslips (Primula veris) are in flower. In fact these are in Hitchin cemetery rather than the countryside beyond. Perhaps they were planted here but it seems reasonable to imagine that they were present in the locale when it became consecrated ground and have persisted. 

 Churchyards and cemeteries are grasslands of a sort and the mowing regime may favour certain species. I know that local conservation volunteers take an interest in the flora and fauna of Hitchin cemetery. Certain areas are clearly managed with that in mind.

 As I have noted before there is a fine display of Cowslips among the gravestones of All Saints church in St. Paul's Walden [see entry dated 3rd. May 2023]. Sheep are grazed there in winter so it seems a conscious effort is made to create the short sward that suits P. veris [see entry dated 25th. January 2025].