Plants of the Lake District

Upland and wetland flora of the Lake District, including nationally rare species in the fells and tarns.

30species recorded

1Amber List

30 species

Arrange by

BilberryGreen
Vaccinium myrtillus
Heather moorlandUpland
Year-round
Bog AsphodelGreen
Narthecium ossifragum
Blanket bogWet moorland
Flowers June to August
Heath Spotted OrchidGreen
Dactylorhiza maculata
Damp grasslandMoorland edge
Flowers June to August
SundewGreen
Drosera rotundifolia
Peat bogWet flush
Year-round
JuniperAmber
Juniperus communis
LimestoneHeath
Year-round
Wood AnemoneGreen
Anemone nemorosa
Ancient woodlandWoodland floor
Flowers March to May
HeatherGreen
Calluna vulgaris
Heather moorlandUpland
Year-round
Bell HeatherGreen
Erica cinerea
HeathMoorland
Year-round
Cross-leaved HeathGreen
Erica tetralix
Wet heathBog
Year-round
Cotton GrassGreen
Eriophorum angustifolium
BogWet moorland
Year-round
Sphagnum MossGreen
Sphagnum spp.
BogWet flush
Year-round
BogbeanGreen
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bog poolShallow water
Year-round
Marsh MarigoldGreen
Caltha palustris
Wet groundStream edge
Year-round
Globe FlowerGreen
Trollius europaeus
Damp grasslandHay meadow
Year-round
Bird's Eye PrimroseGreen
Primula farinosa
Limestone grasslandFlush
Year-round
Mountain PansyGreen
Viola lutea
Upland grasslandMountain
Year-round
Grass of ParnassusGreen
Parnassia palustris
FlushWet grassland
Year-round
Round-leaved WintergreenGreen
Pyrola rotundifolia
WoodlandConifer
Year-round
Common Spotted OrchidGreen
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
GrasslandWoodland edge
Year-round
Yellow Mountain SaxifrageGreen
Saxifraga aizoides
Mountain flushWet rock
Year-round
Alpine Lady's MantleGreen
Alchemilla alpina
Upland grasslandMountain
Year-round
TormentilGreen
Potentilla erecta
HeathGrassland
Year-round
Wild ThymeGreen
Thymus polytrichus
Short grasslandHeath
Year-round
BrackenGreen
Pteridium aquilinum
Acid groundWoodland edge
Year-round
Purple Moor-grassGreen
Molinia caerulea
Wet moorlandFlush
Year-round
Common ButterwortGreen
Pinguicula vulgaris
Wet flushBog
Year-round
Marsh VioletGreen
Viola palustris
Wet groundFlush
Year-round
HarebellGreen
Campanula rotundifolia
GrasslandHeath
Year-round
FoxgloveGreen
Digitalis purpurea
Woodland clearingRoadside
Year-round
Lady's BedstrawGreen
Galium verum
GrasslandRoadside
Year-round