In a Vascular plant survey by BTCV in 2003, 86 plant species were identified.
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Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) herald the spring.

Another harbinger of spring is the Primrose (Primula vulgaris) seen here in April.

This plant is an ancient wood indicator.Photo Caroline Booth.

Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) is one of 29 species which are indicators that Omer’s
Gully is probably an ancient woodland.

Bush vetch (Vicia sepium) is yet another indicator of an ancient wood.

Lords and Ladies (Arum maculatum) in April.


Photo Caroline Booth.

Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in April.


Photo Caroline Booth.

Lesser Celandine in April.


Photo Caroline Booth.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula in April.


An ancient wood indicator.


Photo Caroline Booth.

Garlic Mustard in April.


Photo Caroline Booth.

Wood Anenome 
 (Anemone nemorosa) in April.  It is included in Ancient Woodland Vascular Plant Indicator lists for Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Avon, Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire,Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire,
Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk,  Cambridgeshire & Central Lincolnshire.

Photo Caroline Booth.

If you look carefully you may spot Orchis Mascula the Early Purple Orchid