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| In early centuries it was the usefulness of wild flowers, more than their beauty, that made them popular. Medicines, oils, dyes, cosmetics, even food and protection from evil spirits were attributable to wild flora. Now the wild flower needs our protection as modern farming, pesticides and intensive forestry growing, slowly destroy their natural habitat. |
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GENTIAN: Spring Gentian - Gentiana verna This plant is only found at altitudes above 366M (1200') in the North East. Upper Teesdale, sees an abundance of them in Spring and, as a protected species, viewing is normally only through a link fence. |
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HAREBELL: Campanula rotundifolia Scotland's Bluebell, linked to folklore magic and known as Witches Thimbles or "Old mans bells"; the devil being the old man ~ In Scotland it is known as the Bluebell; English Bluebells are known as Wild Hyacinths. |
| GLOBEFLOWER: Trollius europaeus |
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ROSE: Helianthemum chamaecistus With no nectar, scent or fragrance this is not a Rose; it only opens in sunlight, yet is not a Sunflower. It is abundant in pollen acting as a magnet for insects and by design self pollinates at night. |
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Click for larger (20k) graphics The "Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plant Act 1975" makes it illegal to uproot any wild plant unless you have been given specific permission from the owner of the land on which it grows. Many rare plants are totally protected by law and it is an offence to remove any part of them. |
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