Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) are a good example of how "wild" flowers can have a symbiotic relationship to human activity- in a good way.

 As its common name suggests A. nemorosa does indeed flourish in woods (and is an indicator that the wood is ancient). But it likes light too in the spring time so a coppiced wood is ideal.  
 These photos were taken at Butchers Wood near Hassocks in Sussex, an ancient wood of oak and hazel which is maintained by conservation volunteers. Coppicing was once widespread as a way to gather wood for various practical purposes whilst perpetuating the life of trees almost indefinitely. 

 Deep shade and an understorey of bramble and scrub is too much for the dainty Wood Anemone to compete with. This is a species that spreads very slowly by means of twig like rhizomes (possibly as little as six feet per century). Light filtering through a coppice onto the leaf litter of a woodland floor suits it down to the ground so to speak.

 Mostly the petals are of the purest white but some have an exquisite flush of pink.