Flowers Of Chalk Downland at Helen Phillips blog

Flowers Of Chalk Downland. There is a spectacular array, many of them quite common but some rarer and more specific to the chalk grassland habitat. Chalk grassland is also noted for the variety of wild orchids that it supports, some nationally rare. These include common spotted, fragrant, musk, pyramidal, bee and man orchids. And it’s on these ancient sites, with infertile soil from thousands of years of grazing and trampling, that specialised chalk downland plants and animals have adapted to survive. Up to 50 different types of plants and wildflowers can be found in a square metre. Pasqueflowers seed in the bare patches created by grazing, using the silky hairs on their stems and leaves to conserve moisture on thin, dry chalk soils. Many rare species can only be found on chalk grassland sites. The north wessex downs lies at the heart of the chalk band that stretches across southern england and around 9% of chalk grassland in the uk lies within.

Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa flower and bud. Chalk downland
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And it’s on these ancient sites, with infertile soil from thousands of years of grazing and trampling, that specialised chalk downland plants and animals have adapted to survive. Up to 50 different types of plants and wildflowers can be found in a square metre. These include common spotted, fragrant, musk, pyramidal, bee and man orchids. The north wessex downs lies at the heart of the chalk band that stretches across southern england and around 9% of chalk grassland in the uk lies within. There is a spectacular array, many of them quite common but some rarer and more specific to the chalk grassland habitat. Many rare species can only be found on chalk grassland sites. Chalk grassland is also noted for the variety of wild orchids that it supports, some nationally rare. Pasqueflowers seed in the bare patches created by grazing, using the silky hairs on their stems and leaves to conserve moisture on thin, dry chalk soils.

Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa flower and bud. Chalk downland

Flowers Of Chalk Downland Up to 50 different types of plants and wildflowers can be found in a square metre. These include common spotted, fragrant, musk, pyramidal, bee and man orchids. The north wessex downs lies at the heart of the chalk band that stretches across southern england and around 9% of chalk grassland in the uk lies within. There is a spectacular array, many of them quite common but some rarer and more specific to the chalk grassland habitat. Many rare species can only be found on chalk grassland sites. Pasqueflowers seed in the bare patches created by grazing, using the silky hairs on their stems and leaves to conserve moisture on thin, dry chalk soils. Up to 50 different types of plants and wildflowers can be found in a square metre. And it’s on these ancient sites, with infertile soil from thousands of years of grazing and trampling, that specialised chalk downland plants and animals have adapted to survive. Chalk grassland is also noted for the variety of wild orchids that it supports, some nationally rare.

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