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Kinson Springtime Wild flowers botany & blooms - page 1
 | 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 flowering on the 8th March 2011, 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 2009, flowered as early as January to February in some regions of Kinson and Millhams Mead. In 2011, small sprigs in flower at Millhams Mead, Bournemouth on 6th February.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. Small clump flowering in a Kinson garden on 1st March 2010. First flowering on 4th February 2011 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. At least 35 flower heads flowering on a bankside on Kinson Common on 1st April 2010. 18+ flowerings observed by a stream bank at the western end of Kinson Common on 15th March 2011.
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 - page 2
 | 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, hedgerows and woods around Kinson.
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 2009 to 2011.
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.
Highest count ever of 302 on Kinson Common in 2011.
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 from 2007 to 2011.
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 - page 3
 | 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
Round-leaved Crowfoot
Latin name: Ranunculus omiophyllus
Flowering season: Springtime and onwards.
Habitat: Side-stream, Kinson Common Local Nature Reserve. Found flowering on site on 28th February, 2009. Present 2010, 2011 & 2012.
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 and Turbary Common Local Nature Reserve, Bournemouth.
Comments:
An extremely interesting and tiny wet bogland plant. Very localised and often very scarce in the Kinson region. 2007 to 2011 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 2011. |
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Kinson Summer Wild flowers botany and blooms - page 1
 | 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 - page 2
 | 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 - page 3
 | 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 - page 4
 | 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 - page 5
 | 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 and present from 2009 to 2011.
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 - page 6
 | 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 - page 7
 | 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 - page 8
 | 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 & blooms (1)
 | 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 and into Autumn.
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 & blooms (2)
 | 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 & blooms (3)
 | 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 years on Kinson Common from 2008 to 2011. Small number flowering in Kinson Cemetery during 2010.
Photo number: 2
Betony
Latin name: Stachys officinalis
Flowering season: June to October.
Habitats: Grassy and heathy areas in Kinson. Kinson Common 2008.
50+ flower heads of Betony observed on Poole Lane Heights, Kinson Common, Bournemouth on 15th August 2011. 21 plants still showing signs of flowering on the same Common on 2nd September 2011, at SZ06644 96073/ 96074.
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 & blooms (4)
 | 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 & blooms (5)
 | 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. 790+ plants gps recorded by 30th September 2011.
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 & blooms (6)
 | 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 (1)
 | | Hazel catkins are a familiar Kinson sight from January to March. |
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Kinson Winter Wild flowers botany and blooms (2)
 | | 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, Bournemouth, on the 15th March 2011. |
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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 8th March, 2011. |
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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 to 2010. |
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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, Bournemouth, Early Marsh Orchids in 2011
 | EARLY MARSH ORCHIDS
This species, growing on small portions of the remaining ancient Redgate & Long Moors of the past, represented 10.27% of all orchids found on site in 2011.
Emerging orchids were first observed in the bogland at Kinson Common on 19th March. More were found on 23rd March. By the 31st March, many tiny plants were already showing well.
15 orchids were logged and gps recorded on 8th April, with the tallest plant to 65mm. Some with noticeable developing flower heads on 14th April. Good numbers almost at the flowering stage on 24th April.
This species began flowering during early May and an excellent display of them was observed on the 18th May. The bogland region was visited on 7th June and many flowering specimens were fading already. On the same day, flowerings noted from c100mm to 390mm tall.
Late morning on the 6th May, all plants at all stages in their development were counted. For the first time ever, numbers exceeded 300, a 15% increase on the previous year. This species appeared to be extending its boundaries eastwards and westwards and it is to be hoped that this trend continues.
This species represented 69.43% of all orchid species counted in the upper valley in 2011. Over a two decade+ period this species represented 6.58% of all orchids counted on Kinson Common.
Perhaps the most interesting fact is the known figure for them from 1988 to 2007, which has been exceeded by 93% from 2008 to 2011.
Although a dazzling species to look at when in flower, in grows in a region of the Common where the water table is higher, the terrain is not always level and visitors anxious to see them must take great care at all times.
Our Kinson Common Wild Orchids section also features more information about this species. |
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Kinson Common, Bournemouth, Southern Marsh Orchids in 2011
 | SOUTHERN MARSH ORCHIDS
This species represented 26.21% of all orchids found on site in 2011. 97.15% flowered in the lower valley and 2.85% in the bogland in scattered groupings.
6+ emerging orchid plants were recorded in Dragonfly Hollow on 16th March and by the 31st, many more had been observed. Orchids to 110+mm tall noted in Dragonfly Hollow on 14th April.
Emerging orchids easy to spot on 22nd April. 3 orchids found growing in close proximity in a well used region of Poole Lane Meadows on 18th April. Small number of emerging orchids found near Pepin`s Pond on 14th May.
1 flowering specimen was recorded at the northern end of the bogland on 29th May. At least 22 orchids were observed in flower in the bogland on 3rd June.
On 7th June, height samples of flowering specimens were taken in all region where they were found. In Dragonfly Hollow: from c270mm to 840mm tall. Central Bog south-side: from c270mm tall to 625mm tall. Central Bog north-side: 1 specimen to c470mm tall.
The main count of Southern Marsh orchids was undertaken early morning in Dragonfly Hollow on the 18th May. If the heat doesn`t get to you in "The Hollow", the abundant biting insects will!
This species represented 5.08 % of all orchid species counted in the upper valley and 29.88 % of those found in the lower one in 2011.
Over a two decade+ period this species represented 35.93% of all orchids counted on the Common.
These orchids are certainly gaining ground again in Dragonfly Hollow and their present number represented 59% of their all time high of 1260.
The 2011 count showed an increase of 56% over the previous year. We know that their recovery is sustained as the latest count was more than double that of 2008.
Our Kinson Common Wild Orchids section features more information about this species. |
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Kinson Common, Bournemouth, Heath Spotted Orchids in 2011
 | HEATH SPOTTED ORCHIDS
This species represented 63.52% of all orchid species found on site. 94.06% appeared in the lower valley and 5.94% were found in small groupings in the upper valley.
A small number were found to 4mm tall on 1st March in Gover`s Glade. More found there and shown to the Countryside team on 8th March.
Good numbers of typical emerging plants were found between 30mm to 105mm tall in the lower valley on the 14th April. At the same time, hybrids were found ranging from 78+mm to 152+mm tall. In Central Bog, the tallest plant was 100mm.
300+ emerging orchids visible in Gover`s Glade on 22nd April. First found in a sheltered corner of Central Bog north-side on 23rd March and in the same bogland on the south-side on the 22nd April.
Orchids began to flower in Gover`s Glade on the 18th May. On 7th June, height samples of flowering specimens were taken in all regions where they were found. In Gover`s Glade: flowerings from 60mm to 600mm tall. In Dragonfly Hollow: flowerings from c215mm to 740mm tall.In Central Bog north-side: flowerings from 60mm to 415mm tall. In Central Bog south-side: flowerings from c100mm to 385+mm tall.
We were up bright and early on the 10th May and counted all the orchids of varying sizes and stages of development we could find in Gover`s Glade. We were pleased to note the conservation work carried out earlier by the Borough Countryside team. Apart from patches of developing brambles clogging up some regions where the highest density of plants occured,the counting went smoothly. The "Glade" count equates to over 82% of this species found on the Common.
It has to be remembered that the count represents what we were able to find on the morning of our visit. It is therfore not surprising that we came away feeling there were considerably more hidden away in the denser hard to reach undergrowth. We had this feeling back in 2009 when we found 1725 plants.
Perhaps we may never be able to find every miniscule orchid plant and exact numbers may never be known? What we can say for sure is that tiny Gover`s Glade is the flagship of the Common,a situation unlikely to change for years to come.
The orchids in Dragonfly Hollow were counted on the 18th May and showed an improvement of around 30%. In this region of the Common, many plants clearly showed signs of hybridising with southern marsh orchids close by.
Those plants counted in Central Bog showed an increase of around 33% on the previous year`s count.
Over a two-decade+ period, heath spotted orchids in the lower valley represented 47.15% of all orchids counted on the Common and 2,653 more than the southern marsh orchids which began colonising a new location during the 1980`s.
In the same time period, all heath spotted orchids monitored throughout the site outnumbered the early marsh orchids by about 8.74 to 1 and southern marsh orchids by about 1.60 to 1.
In 2011, using as much data as could be obtained, heath spotted orchids outnumbered early marsh orchids by about 6.19 to 1 and southern marsh orchids by 2.42 to 1.
Our Kinson Common Wild Orchids section also features more information about this species. |
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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.
Although we managed to find and photograph an emerging Pyramidal orchid in the Kinson region on 5th May 2009, this did not reach the flowering stage. 2 plants were found in 2010, these also did not progress to the flowering stage. Despite checking regularly, we found no plants of this species in 2011. |
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Bee Orchid recording from 2008 to 2011
 | 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 finds 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.
2009
Bee Orchids in north Bournemouth
First found on 28th March 2009. A total of 88 plants were found from March to 22nd June 2009. Monthly recordings were as follow: March (25); April (39); May (8) and June (16).Of all those we found, 28 reached the flowering stage and by the 10th July, most had completed this year`s life cycle and seeded successfully.
2010
Bee Orchids in north Bournemouth
First recorded on 4th April 2010. A total of 75 plants were discovered from April to 22nd June 2010. Monthly recordings were as follow: April (49); May (24) and June (2). Of all those we recorded, only 3 reached the flowering stage and by the 26th June, no remaining traces of any plants were noted.
2011
Bee Orchids in north Bournemouth
First recorded on 2nd March 2011.
Between 2nd March to 23rd March, 39 specimens were gps recorded.
Between 2nd April to 30th April, a further 54 were found.
93 recorded to 2nd May 2011.
At least 14 at the flowering stage on 4th June. Dry weather reduced numbers to 7 by the 8th June.
3 flowerings found in new locations and 8 still flowering in total on the 24th June. Annual count 96. |
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Bee Orchid recording in 2012
 | Bee Orchids in north Bournemouth
First recorded on the 9th January 2012.
Between 9th January to 16th January, 42 specimens were gps recorded.
Of these, over 10+ are at great risk due to ground disturbance including motor vehicles.
Many found were in perfect condition and very advanced for the time of year.
A number of developing plants had visible signs of being chewed, also slight frost damage.
It is felt that the majority of these plants were above ground by late autumn and certainly before the beginning of the winter season.
Although there are always high hopes of this species flowering in considerable numbers, if the same trend develops as in 2011, just under 18% of all found will reach the flowering stage this year.
27th January 2012 - update
Another 16 plants were found and gps recorded on the 26th January 2012. Some of those recorded were much smaller in size. The total count to date is 58.
19th February 2012 - update
Another 20 plants found including one far larger than the rest with almost perfect leaves in an exposed and vulnerable location.
Total count to date is 78.
1st March 2012 - update
12+ new Bee orchid finds found in north Bournemouth.
Total count to date is 90.
8th March 2012 - update
11+ new Bee orchid finds found in north Bournemouth.
Total count to date is now 101.
18th March 2012 - update
2+ new Bee orchid finds found in north Bourbenouth.
Larger well advanced specimens are now at great risk due to off-road motor cycles.
Total count to date is now 103.
21st April 2012 - update
Changeable spring weather has encouraged considerably more orchid plants to appear.
Larger specimens remain extremely vulnerable.
Although overall numbers are extremely encouraging, those surviving represent just under 50%.
Plants tucked away in protected corners will be those that are likely to bloom during late May and into June.
Total count to date is now 186+.
7th May 2012 - update
Monthly recordings
January: 58; February: 20; March: 48; April: 97; May: 19.
Total count to 5th May 2012 = 242.
The recent rainfall encouraged many more plants to appear.
On the 24th April, the site where they grow was carefully checked with Urban Heath and 101 were carefully re-recorded using gps.
Since that time a further 19 new discoveries were made. The remaining total was believed to be 120.
The losses are due to wild animals, high levels of daily activity and off-road vehicles.
A recent check has revealed that vulnerable plants have been lost from the north and south ends of the site and those remaining have considerably reduced in number. Between now and June further checks will be made to gauge accurately how many remain.
Featured photograph taken on the 28th May 2012. |
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