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Kinson Springtime Wild flowers botany & blooms
 | Broom
Latin name: Cytisus scoparius
Flowering season: May to June.
Habitats: Excellent on the Kinson Common, also scrub areas and generally around over local areas in Kinson.
Photo number: 1
Pussy Willow
Latin name :Salix caprea
Flowering season: March to April.
Habitats: Common throughout Kinson in damp and dry woods and scrub.
Photo number: 2
Sweet Violet
Latin name: Viola odorata
Flowering season: Early in the year to May.
Habitats: Well established on the Kinson Common and at Millhams Mead. Garden escape in Kinson.
Photo number: 3
Dog Violet
Latin name: Viola riviniana
Flowering season: March to June.
Habitats: Grassland, and wooded areas. Established Kinson Common.
Photo number: 3A
Stitchwort
Latin name: Stellaria holostea
Flowering season: April to June.
Habitats: Banksides, hedgerows and under tree shade in Kinson. Firmly established on the Kinson Common. First flowerings on the 1st April 2009, at Glenmeadows, Kinson Common.
Photo number: 4
Blackthorn
Latin name: Prunus spinosa
Flowering season: March to April.
Habitats: Native throughout Kinson in hedgerows, scrub and woods.
Photo number: 5
Comments: Has flowered at Christmas on the Kinson Common. In 2008, flowered as early as January to February in some regions of Kinson and Millhams Mead. Wine makers should note that some of the best sloes in the Kinson district can be freely collected from hedgerows fronting the riverside by Longham bridge on the Bournemouth side in early autumn.
Lesser Celandine
Latin name: Ranunculus ficaria
Flowering season: March to May.
Habitats: Damp meadows,scrub and wooded areas in Kinson.
Comments: Sometimes flowers on the Poole Lane side-stream banks in December and January on the Kinson Common. First flowering on 3rd January 2009 at Kinson Common.
Photo number: 6
Primrose
Latin name: Primula vulgaris
Flowering season: February to May.
Habitats: Banksides, scrub and open wooded areas in the Kinson area. First flowering on 7th March near Millhams Mead and on Kinson Common on 18th March 2009.
Photo number: 7
Crocuses
Garden species have naturalised in the wild throughout Kinson.
Photo number: 8
Dandelion
Latin name: Taraxacum officinale
Flowering season: April to June and later in the year.
Habitats: Common in the wild and in Kinson gardens.
Photo number: 9 |
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Kinson Springtime Wild flowers botany & blooms
 | Honesty
Latin name: Lunaria annua
Flowering season: April to June.
Habitats: A frequent garden escape flowering on waste ground throughout Kinson.
Photo number: 1
Bluebell
Latin name: Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Flowering season: April to June.
Habitats: Found on banksides, Common, hedgerows and woods around Kinson. In flower at Glenmeadows, Kinson Common on 1st April, 2009.
Photo number: 2
Emerging Oak
Latin name: Quercus robur
Flowering season: Early May.
Habitats: Features strongly throughout Kinson. Excellent specimens in Cuckoo and Cudnell Woods. Kinson Common has a number of fine specimens on its fringes. The oldest tree with possibly the largest trunk is known as the Great Oak which stands at the top of the Broadway near Northbourne in Bournemouth.
Photo number: 3
Lady`s Smock
Latin name: Cardamine pratensis
Flowering season: May to July.
Habitats: Damp meadows, scrub and wet woodland in Kinson. Worth looking for on the Kinson Common and Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserves.
Photo number: 4
Three-cornered Leek
Latin name: Allium triquetrum
Flowering season: April to June.
Habitats: Hedge banks and shaded areas in Kinson.Sometimes grows on the banks of the side-stream flowing through the Kinson Common. Present in 2009.
Photo number: 5
Emerging Early Marsh Orchid
Latin name: Dactylorhiza incarnata
Flowering season: May to July.
Habitats: Boggy and extremely moist regions on the Kinson Common.
Photo number: 6
Common Fumitory
Latin name: Fumaria officinalis agg.
Flowering season: April to October.
Habitats: Fields, gardens and waste places in Kinson.
Photo number: 7
Heath Milkwort
Latin name: Polygala serpyllifolia
Flowering season: May to September.
Habitats: Grasslands and heaths in Kinson. Scarce in 2006 on Kinson Common, more found in 2007 to 2009.
Photo number: 8
Sundews in a bog
Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) and Oblong-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia) are to be found in Kinson.
Flowering season: June to August.
Habitats: Wet and boggy regions of the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 9
Hawthorn
Latin name: Crataegus monogyna
Flowering season: May to June.
Habitats: Common throughout Kinson, even by roadsides.
Photo number: 10
Red Campion
Latin name: Silene dioica
Flowering season: April to September.
Habitats: Rich meadows and wet woodland areas in Kinson.
Photo number: 11
Tormentil
Latin name: Potentilla erecta
Flowering season: May to October.
Habitats: Bogs, heath and meadows in Kinson. Plentiful on the Kinson Common.
Photo number: 12 |
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Kinson Springtime Wild flowers botany & blooms
 | Greater Celandine
Latin name: Chelidonium majus
Flowering season: April to October
Habitats: Open woods, scrub and waste ground in Kinson.Sometimes found on a stream bank on the Kinson Common.
Photo number: 1
Blackberry
Latin name: Rubus fruticosus agg.
Flowering season: May to November.
Habitats: Common in hedgerows and scrub throughout Kinson. Excellent fruit can be picked for jam and wine-making purposes at the Kinson Common and Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserves during the Summer.
Photo number: 2
Wild Plum
Latin name: Prunus domestica
Flowering season: April to May.
Habitats: Hedges and woods in Kinson.
Photo number: 3
Lenormand`s water crowfoot
Flowering season: Springtime and onwards.
Habitat: Side-stream, Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. Found flowering on site on 28th February, 2009.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Pale Butterwort in Summer
 | Pale Butterwort
Latin name: Pinguicula lusitanica
Flowering season: May to July, sometimes later.
Habitats: Wet bogland areas on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Comments:
An extremely interesting and tiny wet bogland plant. Very localised and often very scarce in the Kinson region. 2007 to 2009 were excellent and memorable years for them |
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Kinson Heath Spotted Orchids in Summer
 | Kinson Heath Spotted Orchids
Latin name: Dactylorhiza maculata
Flowering season: June to August.
Habitats: Grassy areas and open scrub.
Comments:
Well established on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. Their colour range is tremendous. |
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Kinson Bog Asphodel in Summer
 | Bog Asphodel
Latin name: Narthecium ossifragum
Flowering season: July to August.
Habitats: Wet bogland and moist areas on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Comments:
Orange-yellow in the Summer, bright orange in the
Autumn. Excellent years for them 2006 to 2009. |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Red Poppies
Latin name: Papaver rhoeas
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Fields and disturbed ground throughout Kinson.
Photo number: 1
Field Rose
Latin name: Rosa arvensis
Flowering season: July to August.
Habitats: Hedgerows, scrub and woods in Kinson.
Photo number: 2
Honeysuckle
Latin name: Lonicera periclymenum
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Hedgerows, scrub and woods in Kinson. Excellent on the Kinson Common.
Photo number: 3
Meadow Vetchling
Latin name: Lathyrus pratensis
Flowering season: May to August.
Habitats: Meadows,scrub and woodland areas. Excellent on the Poole Lane Meadows in Kinson and in the grassland on the Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Stitchwort & Bedstraw
A wonderful combination when they grow together in grassy places during the Summer, as they often do on Poole Lane Heights, Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 1
Meadow thistle
Latin name: Cirsium dissectum
Flowering season: June to August.
Habitats: Damp grassy areas in Kinson. Solitary specimens sometimes occur in Central Bog, Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 2
Great Willowherb
Latin name: Epilobium hirsutum
Flowering season: Throughout the Summer.
Habitats: Common generally throughout Kinson. Well established on the Kinson Common, also at Millhams Mead and at Longham by the riverside.
Photo number: 3
Common Cow-wheat
Latin name: Melampyrum pratense
Flowering season: June to August.
Habitats: Heaths, meadows, scrub and woods in Kinson. Very well established on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve where it can be found on Two Barrow Heath and around Poole lane Heights.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Yellow Loosestrife
Latin name: Lysimachia vulgaris
Flowering season: June to July.
Habitats: Ditches, marsh, meadows and river banks in the Kinson district. Present on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 1
Wintercress
Latin name: Barbarea vulgaris
Flowering season: May to August.
Habitats: Damp areas and roadsides around Kinson.
Photo number: 2
Teasels
Latin name: Dipsacus fullonum
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Sparse grassy places in Kinson, Longham and Millhams.
Photo number: 3
Burdock
Latin name: Arctium minus agg.
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Shaded areas in Kinson. Present by the side-stream walk at Millhams Mead.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Tufted Vetch
Latin name: Vicia cracca
Flowering season: June to August.
Habitats: Bushy areas and hedges throughout Kinson, Longham and Millhams Mead.
Photo number: 1
Umbellifers
Over 11 species of the Carrot family (Umbelliferae) are present in Kinson and the surrounding areas.
Photo number: 2
Hedge Woundwort
Latin name: Stachys sylvatica
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Hedge banks and shaded areas throughout Kinson.
Photo number:3
Marsh thistle
Latin name: Cirsium palustre
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Marshy and wooded areas in Kinson. Well represented on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Rosebay Willowherb
Latin name: Epilobium angustifolium
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Common and widespread throughout Kinson. Excellent stands on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 1
Large flowered Evening Primrose
Latin name: Oenothera biennis
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Waste ground throughout Kinson. Widespread at Millhams mead.
Photo number: 2
Meadow sweet
Latin name: Filipendula ulmaria
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Wet Meadows and woods in Kinson.
Photo number: 3
Meadow Rue
Latin name: Thalictrum flavum
Flowering season: June to August.
Habitats: Damp meadows in Kinson,also at Longham and Millhams Mead.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Knapweed
Latin name: Centaurea nigra agg.
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Grassy areas in Kinson.
Photo number: 1
Spear thistle
Latin name: Cirsium vulgare
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Bare ground and waste places in Kinson.
Photo number: 2
Burdock & Mallow
Burdock (Arctium minus agg.) and Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) are familiar Kinson flowers of waysides and waste places during June to September.
Photo number: 3
Common St. John`s wort
Latin name: Hypericum perforatum agg.
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Bushy and grassy areas throughout Kinson.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Great Mullein
Latin name: Verbascum thapsus
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Weedy places and clearings in Kinson and at Millhams Mead.
Photo number: 1
Mugwort & Ragwort
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), often flower together on waysides and waste ground in Kinson during July to September.
Photo number: 2
Creeping thistle
Latin name: Cirsium arvense
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Grassy and waste places in Kinson, Millhams Mead and at Longham.
Photo number: 3
Spiraea
Latin name: Spiraea salicifolia agg.
Flowering season: Throughout the Summer.
Habitats: Garden escape in Kinson and naturalised on the Kinson Common.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Sedges
Over 14 interesting species of sedges can be found annually in Kinson, Millhams Mead and at Longham.
Photo number: 1
Ripening Reedmace
Latin name: Typha latifolia
Flowering season: July to August.
Habitats: Damp and wet areas close to natural water supplies in Kinson.
Photo number: 2
Marsh Pennywort
Latin name: Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Flowering season: June to August.
Habitats: Damp and very wet grassy areas in Kinson. Well established on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 3
Trailing Bellflower
Companulaceae. Garden escape, naturalised and growing wild on a stream bank in Kinson.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer & Autumn Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Heather
Common Heather ( Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) are to be found on the nationally important dry heathland areas of the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 1
Common Toadflax
Latin name: Linaria vulgaris
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Waste ground and by footpaths in Kinson. Present on the Kinson Common and flowers as late as October there.
Photo number: 2
Common Centaury
Latin name: Centaurium erthraea
Flowering season: Throughout the Summer.
Habitats: Damp meadows and fields in Kinson. Kinson Common and Millhams Mead.
Photo number: 3
Garden Everlasting Pea
Latin name: Lathyrus latifolius
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Scrub and waste ground in Kinson. Garden escape. Kinson Common and Millhams Mead.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer & Autumn Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Meadow Cranesbill
Latin name: Geranium pratense
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Grassy areas in Kinson.
Photo number: 1
Himalayan Balsam
Latin name: Impatiens glandulifera
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Clearings, scrub and damp woods in Kinson. Also at Millhams Mead where it flowers there as late as October.
Photo number: 2
Perennial Cornflower
Latin name: Centaurea montana
Flowering season: May to August.
Habitats: Grassy places in the Kinson district.
Photo number: 3
Field Scabious
Latin name: Knautia arvensis
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Dry grassland in Kinson. Kinson Common.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer & Autumn Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Fleabane
Latin name: Pulicaria dysenterica
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Damp meadow and grassy areas, also river banks in the Kinson area. Kinson Common and Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserves.
Photo number: 1
Harebell
Latin name: Campanula rotundifolia
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Meadows and dry grassland in Kinson. Kinson Common and Kinson Cemetery. Showed up well on Kinson Common in 2007. Poor year in 2008.
Photo number: 2
Betony
Latin name: Stachys officinalis
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Grassy and heathy areas in Kinson. Kinson Common 2008.
Photo number: 3
Red Bartsia
Latin name: Odontites verna
Flowering season: May to September.
Habitats: Fields, footpaths, grassland and pastures in Kinson. Well established and very common on Poole Lane Meadows, Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer & Autumn Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Common Mallow
Latin name: Malva sylvestris
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Waysides and waste places throughout Kinson.
Photo number: 1
Purple Loosestrife
Latin name: Lythrum salicaria
Flowering season: June to September.
Habitats: Ditches, pond margins and river banks. Well established on the Kinson Common and Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserves, also by the Dorset Stour at Longham.
Photo number: 2
Hemp Agrimony
Latin name: Eupatorium cannabinum
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Damp woods, marshy areas and waste ground in Kinson. Excellent feature on the Kinson Common.
Photo number: 3
Wild Heather in August
On the Kinson Common, Common Heather ( Calluna vulgaris) and Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) can be observed in flower on the dry heathland, and in the wet heathy or boggy regions, Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) should also be flowering.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer & Autumn Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Canadian Golden-Rod
Latin name: Solidago canadensis
Flowering season: August to October.
Habitats: Wet woodland and by footpaths in the Kinson district. Garden escape.
Photo number: 1
Devilsbit Scabious
Latin name: Succisa pratensis
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Meadows and poor grassland in Kinson. Features strongly on the Kinson Common in some years.
Photo number: 2
Water Mint
Latin name: Mentha aquatica
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Wet places in Kinson. Occasionally present on the Kinson Common and a regular feature by the Dorset Stour at Longham.
Photo number 3
Native Golden-Rod
Latin name: Solidago virgaurea
Flowering season: July to October.
Habitats: Poor grassland in Kinson. Present on Two Barrow Heath and Poole Lane Heights on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Summer & Autumn Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | Bistort
Latin name: Polgonum bistorta
Flowering season: May to July.
Habitats: Damp meadows and older scrub in Kinson.
Photo number: 1
Wild Hops
Latin name: Humulus lupulus
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Common in Kinson hedgerows. Present also on the Kinson Common and at Millhams Mead and Longham.
Photo number: 2
Tansy
Latin name: Tanacetum vulgare
Flowering season: July to September.
Habitats: Stream banks, wasteand weedy areas in Kinson. Occasionally occurs on the banks of the River Stour at Longham.
Photo number: 3
Bog Asphodel
Photo number: 4 |
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Kinson Michaelmas daisies
 | | These great insect attractors are very abundant in the Autumn. |
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Kinson Bog Asphodels in September
 | When most have seeded, it is sometimes still posssible to find one in flower on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve.
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Kinson Heath Milkwort in Autumn
 | This photograph was taken on an afternoon when all the bogpools were devoid of dragonflies and even the wasp spiders were absent from their usual haunts.
This extremely tiny and beautiful flower is greatly magnified and is becoming very scarce on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. |
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Kinson Winter Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | | Hazel catkins are a familiar Kinson sight from January to March. |
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Kinson Winter Wild flowers botany and blooms
 | | At ground level in January, the fresh green shoots of Honeysuckle are gradually starting to unfold. |
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Pussy Willow in Winter
 | | Despite the cold weather, willows start to show the familiar signs of the springtime to come. |
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Kinson Wild Plum in Winter
 | | In some years, the flowers emerge much earlier than expected. Our photograph was taken near the Kinson Swimming Baths. |
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Snow covered gorse in Winter
 | | This Kinson photograph is a reminder of when we had snowfall locally for a short period of time. |
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Kinson snowflake in Winter
 | | This species, although a garden escape, has established itself on the Kinson Common. |
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Japanese Quince in Winter
 | | This photographed was taken near Fryer Close in Kinson following overnight snowfall. |
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Kinson Springtime Wild flowers botany & blooms gallery
 | Grape Hyacinth
Latin name: Muscari atlanticum
A garden escape in the Kinson area and member of the Lily family. |
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Ground Ivy
 | Ground Ivy
Latin Name: Glechoma hederacea.
Low creeping purple coloured perennial often found growing on hedge banks, grassy and bare open areas in Kinson. Flowers from March to June in Kinson. |
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Amelanchier or Snowy Mespil
 | Amelanchier or Snowy Mespil
Latin name: Amelanchier lamarkii.
Its glorious white flowers are impressive during any springtime in Kinson. A delight to find on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. Flowers during April in Kinson. |
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White dead-nettle
 | White dead-nettle
Latin name: Lamium album.
A member of the Labiate family growing on waste places and by waysides throughout Kinson. Name from the Greek, laimos, a throat, from the shape of the flower. Flowers from March to November in Kinson. |
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Alder catkins
 | Alder catkins
Latin name: Alnus glutinosa.
Present in Kinson and a familiar sight at Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserve. Catkins appear from February to March in the Kinson area. |
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Common Dog Violet
 | Common Dog Violet
Latin name: Viola riviniana
Brightens up many a Kinson corner in the springtime and relied upon by the Silver Washed Fritillary as an essential food plant. Excellent on the Kinson Common. Flowers from March to May in Kinson. |
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Forget-me-not
 | Forget-me-not
Myosotis
A number of species abound in Kinson and are always a delight to find. Flowers from springtime onwards in Kinson. |
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Kinson Apple blossom
 | Kinson Apple blossom
Latin name: Malus domestica.
One of the most attractive and short-lived of springtime flowers in Kinson. |
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Comfrey
 | Comfrey
Latin name: Symphytum officinale.
Often found growing in damp areas near water in Kinson. Well established on the Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserve. Flowers from April to June in the Kinson area. |
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Moscatel
 | Moscatel
Latin name: Adoxa moschatellina.
The Town Hall clock of Kinson found mainly in woody or scrub areas. Flowers from March to May in Kinson. |
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Lady`s Smocks
 | Lady`s Smock
Latin name: Cardamine pratensis agg.
Also known as the Cuckoo flower and a great attractor of Orange tip butterflies in Kinson. Often found in Dragonfly Hollow, Kinson Common. Flowers from April to June in Kinson. |
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Garlic Mustard
 | Garlic Mustard
Latin name: Alliaria petiolata.
A common hedgerow and open wood flower in Kinson. Smells strongly of garlic. Flowers from April to August in the Kinson area. |
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Broom
 | Broom
Latin name: Cytisus scoparius.
A stunningly tall deciduos spineless shrub which brightens the heathland on the Kinson Common and open woods each springtime. Flowers from April to June in Kinson. |
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Lesser Celandines
 | Lesser Celandine
Latin name: Ranunculus ficaria.
A common Kinson flower which brightens up damp meadows, scrub and woods during all phases of springtime. Flowers mainly from March to May in Kinson and has flowered in December and during January on a Kinson Common stream bank. |
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Bluebells
 | Bluebells
Latin names: Endymion non-scriptus.
One of the best known Kinson wild flowers of springtime. Endymion hispanicus is also a common Kinson garden escape found growing wild. |
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Magnolia
 | | This magnificent specimen was photographed in a Kinson garden in Millhams Road. |
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Herb Robert
 | Herb Robert
Latin name: Geranium robertianum.
Often found in Kinson woods, scrub and clearings. Flowers from April to November in Kinson. |
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Primroses
 | Primrose
Latin name: Primula vulgaris.
One of the best loved Kinson springtime wild flowers. Flowers from March to May in Kinson and can be found on the Kinson Common and Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserves. Our featured photograph was taken on the Kinson Common on the 9th March, 2007. |
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Greater Stitchwort
 | Greater Stitchwort
Latin name: Stellaria holostea.
A pretty hedgerow and woodland spring flower common throughout Kinson. Flowers from April to June in Kinson. Our featured photograph was taken on the Kinson Common on the 7th March, 2007. |
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Tormentil
 | Tormentil
Latin name: Potentilia erecta
A little gem of bogland, heaths and meadows in Kinson. Excellent on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. Flowers from April to September in Kinson. |
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Green Alkanet
 | Green Alkanet
Latin name: Pentaglottis sempervirens.
A member of the Borage family which can be found in some woods and on hedge banks in Kinson and at Millhams Mead. Name from the Greek, anchousa, paint, from the use of its roots as a dye. Flowers from April to July throughout Kinson. |
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Marsh Marigold
 | Marsh Marigold
Latin name: Caltha palustris.
Occasionally found in wet places in Kinson. Sometimes found at Millhams Mead near Bear Cross in Bournemouth. Flowers from March to August in the Kinson district. |
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Red Campion
 | Red Campion
Latin name: Silene dioica.
A very common Kinson wild flower found near wooded areas and shaded corners throughout the Kinson district. Flowers from March onwards. Can be found in flower on the Kinson Common as late as November. |
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Greater Celandine
 | Greater Celandine
Latin name: Chelidonium majus.
A Kinson garden escape we found growing on a moist stream bank at Kinson Common. Flowers when the swallows arrive in Kinson in April and sometimes to October. |
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Hawthorn blossoms
 | Hawthorn blossoms
Latin name: Crataegus monogyna.
A familiar Kinson shrub or tree whose vibrant flowers have a distinctive scent which is very noticeable on spring evenings. Flowers from May to June in Kinson. |
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Silverweed
 | Silverweed
Latin name: Potentilla anserina.
A low creeping Kinson perennial of damp grassy areas. Flowers from late April to August in Kinson. |
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Cranesbill
 | Cranesbill
Geranium family - Geraniaceae
A number of species can be found in Kinson and are always pleasing to find. Flowers from late April to June in Kinson. |
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Goldilocks buttercup
 | Goldilocks buttercup
Latin name: Ranunculus auricomus.
Found in woods with no bears in Kinson. |
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Germander Speedwell
 | Germander Speedwell
Latin name: Veronica chamaedrys.
One of the most attractive speedwells to be found in Kinson. Flowers from April to June throughout Kinson. |
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White Campion
 | White Campion
Latin name: Silene alba.
A delightful Kinson species found by hedgerows and on waste ground. Flowers from late April to October in Kinson. |
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Bugle
 | Bugle
Latin name: Ajuga reptans
Member of the Mint family and found in scrub, meadows and damp woods throughout Kinson. Flowers from April to June in Kinson. |
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Lousewort
 | Lousewort
Latin name: Pedicularis sylvatica
Well established on the wet heath of the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve where it flowers from April to July. |
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Bramble or Blackberry
 | Bramble also known as Blackberry
Latin name: Rubus fruticosus agg.
Common in Kinson on scrub, open and waste ground and near woods.Flowers throughout the Kinson area from around May to November. Member of the Rose family, Rosaceae. |
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Columbine
 | Columbine
Latin name: Aquilegia vulgaris
Garden escape in Kinson , found in scrub and woods. Flowers in the Kinson district from May to July. Member of the Buttercup family. |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms gallery
 | Latin name: Rosa canina agg.
Found in hedges and scrub in Kinson, Millhams Mead and at Longham. Main flowering period is from June to July throughout Kinson. |
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Cross-leaved Heath
 | Latin name: Erica tetralix.
Found on the wet heath and bogland of the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve from June until October. |
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Common Centaury
 | Latin name: Centaurium erythraea.
Flowers from June to September in grassy places on the Kinson Common and Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserves. |
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Harebell
 | Latin name: Campanula rotundifolia.
Flowers can sometimes be found on the dry grassy areas of Poole Lane Heights on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve, from July to October. Excellent flowering clumps can also be found within the Kinson Cemetery. |
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Orange Hawkweed
 | Latin name: Hieracium aurantiacum agg.
Occasionally found on grassy and waste areas on the Kinson Common and at Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserves during June to August. Also recorded on Longham bridge. Present on Kinson Common in 2008 and 2009. |
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Sheepsbit Scabious
 | Latin name: Jasione montana.
Found on dry grassy heathy areas on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve, especially on Poole Lane Heights and Two Barrow Heath from May to September. Member of the Bellflower family. |
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Wild Carrot
 | Latin name: Daucus carota.
Found in Kinson and especially on Poole Lane Meadows, a part of the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. Also occurs at Millhams Mead Local Nature Reserve and at Longham. Flowers in the Kinson district from June to September. |
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Globe thistles
 | Latin name: Echinopps sphaerocephalus.
Occasionally found at Millhams Mead local Nature Reserve, where, when undisturbed, it can flower from June to September. Present in 2007 and 2008. |
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Pale Butterwort
 | Latin name: Pinguicula lusitanica.
The smallest botanical gem in Kinson. Recently affected by climate change and a dramatic lowering of the water-table on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. Problem now rectified and with cattle grazing on site during certain seasons, plant numbers now greatly increasing. |
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Devilsbit Scabious
 | Latin name: Succisa pratensis.
Flowers on dry grassy areas on Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve, especially on Poole Lane Heights, where it can flower in a good growing season from June to September. |
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Golden-rod
 | Latin name: Solidago virgaurea.
Flowers on the dry heathland areas on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve, especially on Two Barrow Heath and on Poole Lane Heights, where it can flower from June to September. |
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Field Scabious
 | Latin name: Knautia arvensis.
Flowers in dry grassy places in Kinson, such as Pond Scrub on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve, from June to October. |
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Kinson Common Early Marsh Orchids in 2009
 | Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve Early Marsh Orchid Survey in 2009.
An improved year year with the count far higher than expected. Flowerings excellent with a wide range of heights and plants widely dispersed in the bogland. New colony of 9 found and this number reduced to 1 and 12 flowerings were lost from the larger colony. This equates to a species loss of 18.50% and 9.30% of upper valley total losses (all species) to 15th June 2009. Species growing in 2009 on the ancient Redgate & Long Moors of the past. At least 26 non-flowering developing plants were found ensuring succession in the future. Winter water-logging of the upper valley region has seen the plants developing northwards and appearing in new locations. This species represents 50.23% of all orchid species counted in the upper valley in 2009 and about 29.51% of the total count in the same region over a two-decade time period. First found on 22nd March 2009 at 14mm tall. First flowering on 9th May and flowerings fading by 3rd June onwards. Tallest plant c290mm and the smallest c100mm. This species represents 4.36% of all orchid species found and counted in 2009 and 5.17% of all orchids found and counted over a two-decade cycle. Both colonies occupy an area of approximately 285 sq metres which represents just .17 of 1% of the total area of Kinson Common.
Our Kinson Common Wild Orchids section also features more fascinating information about the Early Marsh Orchid and other Kinson orchid species which can be found on the Kinson Common in Summer. |
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Kinson Common Southern Marsh Orchids in 2009
 | Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve Southern Marsh Orchid Survey 2009.
Those counted in 2009 represented 16.66% of all orchid species counted on site. 31% remain in the lower valley of the record high count of 2006 when this species represented 61% of all orchid species counted on site. One small colony near the waterfall failed to properly show or flower this year and even Poole Lane Meadows proved to be disappointing. A developing flowering colony in the upper valley was reduced from 10 to 2 during the survey. This species accounts for just 1.39% of the upper valley counts over a two-decade time period and 5.12% of the upper valley counts this year. Those in the lower valley increased by 8%, due in part to an improved count in the far north of the site which included the finding of 37 non-flowering developing plants. First found on 12th March 2009 with 5 specimens found at 14mm, 18mm and 20mm tall. First flowering by 20th May 2009. Tallest in the lower valley measured at 750mm and in the upper valley, 572mm tall.
Our Kinson Common Wild Orchids section also features more fascinating Kinson information about the Southern Marsh Orchid and other Kinson orchid species which can be found on the Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve in Summer. |
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Kinson Common Heath Spotted Orchids in 2009
 | Kinson Common Heath Spotted Orchid Survey 2009.
A pleasing year for this species which represent 78.98% of all orchids found on site. 95.10% appeared in the lower valley and the remaining 4.90% were grouped in smaller colonies in the upper valley. Those flowering in Dragonfly Hollow (lower valley) were again affected by winter conditions with losses of up to 97 and represent 7% of the species count and 5.53% of the total count. About 41% remain of those which existed in this area in 2006 which also succumbed to prolonged stream flooding. 36 flowerings representing 37.5% of this species in the upper valley were lost during the survey and at least 43 other plants failed to show this year. The flowerings lost during the survey represent 1.84% of the hso counted on the Common and 1.45% of all orchid species on site. Those in a remnant of Redgate Moor (now known as Gover`s Glade) continue to florish and it will be interesting to see how this region will further develop in the coming years and whether present numbers will be sustained. First found on 2nd March 2009 at 10mm tall. Smallest found at 3mm tall on 7th March. First flowerings by 20th May 2009. Hybrids measured at 620mm and 781mm tall in the lower valley. Some typical specimens measured to 290mm tall and many more much tinier specimens observed in 2009. Over a two-decade cycle, the heath spotted orchids in the lower valley represent 43.99% of all orchids counted on site and 1,000+ more than the southern marsh orchids which began colonising a new location during the 1980`s. In the same time period, heath spotted orchids outnumbered the early marsh orchids by about 11 to 1 and southern marsh orchids by about 1.45 to 1. In 2009, heath spotted orchids outnumbered early marsh orchids by 18 to 1 and southern marsh orchids by 4.73 to 1 (Information compiled on 15th June 2009).
Our Kinson Common Wild Orchids section also features more fascinating information about the Heath Spotted Orchid and other Kinson orchid species which can be found on the Kinson Common in Summer. |
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Pyramidal Orchid
 | A partially flowering pyramidal orchid was first discovered in north Bournemouth on the morning of 26th June 2008. This was the first recording in the Kinson region since the 1980`s and its discovery caused much interest. Species monitored to 8th July 2008.
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Bee Orchid
 | Mrs.Gwen Drayton, on the 20th June 2008 drew attention to a flower growing on the outskirts of north Bournemouth. This flower was positively identified by R. Haskell as a bee orchid. More were shown and further discoveries were made giving a preliminary recorded total of 11. The morning was dull, damp and the flowering plants showed up well enabling GPS readings to be made and photographs to be taken.
Further researches were made from the 20th June to the 27th June. This resulted in another 11 finds being made by Mr.R.and Mrs.J.Haskell. Total find for 2008 was 22.
Succession was evident in that some plants displayed only a few flowers while a few of the mature plants (in very exposed positions) displayed a full set. It was determined after careful checking and deliberation that there was probably (in the recent past), an almost complete circle of plants growing at an altitude of c14-18m in soil imported from outside the district which contained orchids and necessary nutrients for them to regenerate so incredibly in a totally unexpected location.
The original finds were made on a wet morning which ensured that their pinkish sepals were more visible for recording purposes. Certainly, on brighter days, all flowering plants merged well into the background and were harder to find which is why they were overlooked by casual walkers passing through the region.
Quite naturally, Mr. and Mrs. Drayton hope in view of these incredible finds that this species will be afforded appropriate protection by Bournemouth borough council.
Their flowering season does appear to be a very short one and the fact that summer sunshine can reach down to them all in relatively exposed regions meant that the higher ground in which they grew tended to dry out extremely quickly and the plants therefore faded. Species monitored until 18th July 2008. |
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