Fritillary

Julie Newblé has sent in the first photograph of this year’s snake’s head fritillaries.

Thanks Julie.

Did you know…

…snake’s head fritillaries are named after guinea fowl.

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Snake’s head fritillaries

Our snake’s head fritillaries are coming into flower.

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Wildlife photographer Simon Knight has turned his lens on our snake’s head fritillaries and sent us a gallery of beautiful images.

Conservation Status
Classified as Vulnerable on the Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain. Nationally rare with only a few UK sites considered to hold wild populations.

Snake’s head fritillaries photographed in the park last week.

The first fritillaries

Julie Newblé and Ian Bushell have sent us pictures of the first of the year’s beautiful snake’s head fritillaries (fritillaria meleagris), which are classified as vulnerable on the Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain.