To the woods....!

The bluebells have faded and the tree leaf canopy has closed overhead, plunging the woodland floor into shade. The first wild roses of summer are in bloom. So it's time for a look back at the spring woodland wild flowers that are fading away for another year...

These are all pictures from the same woodland in Teesdale, on the banks of the river Tees at Egglestone

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Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis (first two male plants, last two female)

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Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria

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Golden saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia

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Toothwort Lathraea squamaria

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Ground ivy Glechoma hederacea

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Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta

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Ramsons Allium ursinum

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Cuckoo pint Arum maculatum

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Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa

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Goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus

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Red campion Silene dioica

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Wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica

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Bugle Ajuga reptans

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Dog violet Viola riviniana

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Wood speedwell Veronica montana

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Primrose Primula vulgaris

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Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella

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Woodruff Galium odoratum

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Wood sanicle Sanicula europaea

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Water avens Geum rivale

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Pignut Conopodium majus

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Common stitchwort Stellaria holostea

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Wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum

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Early purple orchid Orchis mascula