Our wildflowers start to appear in early Spring and display through to Autumn. They attract all manner of insects and butterflies to feed and pollinate.
![Spring Planting of Wildflowers in Margaret's Meadow Photo by Jonathan Atkins](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Planting-wildfdlowers-in-MM-spring-2012-resize-300x225.jpg)
Spring Planting of Wildflowers in Margaret’s Meadow
Photo by Jonathan Atkins
![Wildflower Meadow Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Wildflower-Meadow-300x225.jpg)
Wildflower Meadow
Photo by Ree Payne
Volunteers grow many of our native wildflowers from seed and plant them out in the meadows and woodland rides.
Wherever possible these are left to self-seed, adding to the overall rich tapestry of colour and supplementing the natural wildflower population
Visitors using the public footpaths can also get close to the wildflowers.
![Outcrop Public Footpath Looking South Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Outcrop-looking-south_web-300x225.jpg)
Outcrop Public Footpath Looking South
Photo by Ree Payne
.The following photographs are just a small selection of the wildflowers that can be found across the Reserve:
![Ox-eye Daisy Photo by Su Haselton](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Ox-eye-Daisy-212x300.jpg)
Ox-eye Daisy
Photo by Su Haselton
![Meadow Cranesbill Photo by Su Haselton](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Meadow-Cranesbill-1-300x200.jpg)
Meadow Cranesbill
Photo by Su Haselton
![Clover Photo by Su Haselton](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Clover-300x212.jpg)
Clover
Photo by Su Haselton
![Primrose Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Primrose-300x225.jpg)
Primrose
Photo by Ree Payne
![Snowdrops Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Snowdrops-300x225.jpg)
Snowdrops
Photo by Ree Payne
![Self Heal Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Self-Heal-300x200.jpg)
Self Heal
Photo by Ree Payne
![Poppy Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Poppy-300x225.jpg)
Poppy
Photo by Ree Payne
![Yellow Loosestrife Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Yellow-Loosestrife-300x225.jpg)
Yellow Loosestrife
Photo by Ree Payne
![Bindweed Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Bindweed_web-300x225.jpg)
Bindweed
Photo by Ree Payne
![Chicory Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Chicory_web-300x225.jpg)
Chicory
Photo by Ree Payne
![Autumn Hawkbit Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Autumn-Hawkbit_web-300x225.jpg)
Autumn Hawkbit
Photo by Ree Payne
![White Deadnettle Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/White-Deadnettle-300x224.jpg)
White Deadnettle
Photo by Ree Payne
![Yellow Flag Iris Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Yellow-Flag-Iris_web-300x225.jpg)
Yellow Flag Iris
Photo by Ree Payne
![Teasel Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Teasel-300x225.jpg)
Teasel
Photo by Ree Payne
![Vetch Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Vetch-300x225.jpg)
Vetch
Photo by Ree Payne
![Spear Thistle Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Spear-Thistle_web-300x225.jpg)
Spear Thistle
Photo by Ree Payne
![Foxglove Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Foxglove-225x300.jpg)
Foxglove
Photo by Ree Payne
![Forget Me Not Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Forget-me-Not-300x224.jpg)
Forget Me Not
Photo by Ree Payne
![Rosebay Willowherb Photo by Ree Payne](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Rosebay-Willowherb_web-225x300.jpg)
Rosebay Willowherb
Photo by Ree Payne
![Cowslip Photo by Su Haselton](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Cowslip-300x210.jpg)
Cowslip
Photo by Su Haselton
![Lesser Celandine Photo by Mark Walters](https://nwecotrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Lesser-Celandine-300x297.jpg)
Lesser Celandine
Photo by Mark Walters