Wild Flowers and Plants

Plants and wild flowers that can be found on and around the West Pennine Moors. With a varied range of habitats, some being rare or unique to moorlands we have a great number of interesting flora to be found throughout the year.

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Wild Flowers and Plants

Lesser Celandine

Lesser Celandine

Ranunculus ficaria

Seen around almost any woodland stream or pond in the West Pennine area, Lesser Celandine has small yellow flowers with many tiny petals. Often forms a carpet across large areas of ground.

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Wood Sorrel

Wood Sorrel

Oxalis acetosella

Clover-like leaves with small white flowers wit lilac veins, Wood Sorrel grows in abundance in most woodland throughout the West Pennine Moors area forming large ‘carpets’ of flowers.

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Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

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