I had an enquiry about the flora occurring on Swinemoor Common. Whilst I am more of a birdwatcher than a botanist I have taken note of a number of plants I have seen on the common and even photographed a few.

Swinemoor is quite a large area of species rich, semi-improved grassland which hasn’t been ploughed for hundreds of years and as such it has a fairly rich flora. It is grazed by horses and a few cattle which creates a varied sward structure and there are ephemeral pools, seasonally flooded patches and ditches creating quite a variety of plant habitats.

This is obviously not a complete record of what I have seen on Swinemoor, but just a gallery of plants that I have photographed at the site.

Comments on other species that occur at Swinemoor are very welcome.

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