Monday, 18 August 2025



 Walking across Oughtonhead Common which has been described as a mosaic of habitats: grassland and scrub, wet and dry woodland, river and marsh with fen characteristics. The damp soil sustains a late flush of wildflowers like Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). 



Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)



Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)



Great Willowherb (Eupatorium hirsutum)