WILDFLOWERS 1 - A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs

Cuckoo-pint [Arum maculatum]

Red berries of Cuckoo-pint - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 19 Oct 2015

Cuckoo-pint [Arum maculatum]

new growth of Cuckoo-pint of the form maculatum with spotted leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Feb 2026

Cuckoo-pint [Arum maculatum]

new growth of Cuckoo-pint of the form immaculatum with plain leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jan 2026

Ground Elder [Aegopodium podagraria]

Ground Elder - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2015

Wild Carrot [Daucus carota]

Wild Carrot - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2015

Common Hogweed [Heracleum sphondylium]

Common Hogweed - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2025

Common Hogweed [Heracleum sphondylium]

Hogweed leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jun 2025

Common Hogweed [Heracleum sphondylium]

Hogweed fruits (schizocarps) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2025

Wild Parsnip [Pastinaca sativa]

Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2015

Burnet-saxifrage [Pimpinella saxifraga]

Burnet-saxifrage – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025

Common Ivy [Hedera helix]

Common Ivy - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2015

Common Ivy [Hedera helix]

Leaves without lobes of a mature ivy - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Dec 2025

Common Ivy [Hedera helix]

Tri-lobate leaves of young ivy creeper - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Dec 2025

Common Ivy [Hedera helix]

Ivy with early stage fruit development - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Oct 2015

Common Ivy [Hedera helix]

Ripe ivy berries - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 2 Dec 2025

Three-cornered Leek [Allium triquetum]

Three-cornered Leek - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 May 2016

Three-cornered Leek [Allium triquetrum]

close-ups of Three-cornered Leek – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Mar 2026

Snowdrop [Galanthus nivalis]

Snowdrops - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Feb 2026

Snowdrop [Galanthus nivalis]

close-up of Snowdrop flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Feb 2026

Snowdrop [Galanthus nivalis]

Unripe seed capsules (left) and close-up of a semi-ripe capsule - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Mar 2026