Summer Flowers
There are so many wild flowers to be found in the Summer that it is impossible not to notice them. Here are just a very few of the fairly common flowers that can be found around Bexhill in the warmest months.
Large Bindweed
![Large Bindweed](400/bindweed-large.jpg)
This and the smaller Hedge Bindweed are climbers often found in hedges. They sometimes have several insects inside the bell-shaped flower.
Field Bindweed
![Field Bindweed](400/bindweed-field.jpg)
Smaller than the other bindweeds, Field Bindweed is sometimes found on grassland or along the shingle.
Tufted Vetch
![Tufted Vetch](400/vetch-tufted.jpg)
One of several common plants of the vetch family, this one can be recognised by the blue or purple flowers that hang in bunches.
Scarlet Pimpernel
![Scarlet Pimpernel](400/scarlet-pimpernel.jpg)
The orange-red petals with a dark red centre, of this low growing plant tend to open up best in bright sunshine.
Speedwell
![Speedwell](400/speedwell.jpg)
There are lots of common varieties of Speedwell, but all have a creeping habit and four blue petals with a white centre.
Silverweed
![Silverweed](400/silverweed.jpg)
The silvery leaves of this common ground cover plant are quite distinctive and the flowers are a bright yellow.
Teasel
![Teasel](400/teasel.jpg)
Teasels grow on damp heavy soil and although the seed heads can be seen all year the flowers only appear in July and August.
Ragwort
![Ragwort](400/ragwort.jpg)
This poisonous plant is common on grassland and is a favourite foodplant of the brightly coloured caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth.
Bramble
![Bramble](400/bramble.jpg)
This scrambler is a common hedgerow plant. It is easily recognised by its fruit, the blackberry, which is popular with birds, insects and us.
Bird's-foot-trefoil
![Bird's-foot-trefoil](400/birdsfoot-trefoil.jpg)
The flowers often start off red but turn yellow as they age. The plant gets its name from the slender seed pods that splay out like a bird's foot as they ripen.
White Clover
![White Clover](400/clover-white.jpg)
A very common low-growing plant, there is also an equally common Red Clover. Both have trifoliate leave, usually with a white mark on each.
Honeysuckle
![Honeysuckle](400/honeysuckle.jpg)
This woody climber has distinctive flowers and, later, clusters of red berries. The yellowish flowers sometimes have a pinkish tinge but there are many cultivated variations.
Red Dead-nettle
![Red Dead-nettle](400/red-dead-nettle.jpg)
This very common spreading plant has distinctive flowers and the top leaves usually have a purple tinge.
Cow Parsley
![Cow Parsley](400/cow-parsley.jpg)
The most commonly seen of the umbellifers, it can be identified by its feathery leaves.
Wood Avens
![Wood Avens](400/wood-avens.jpg)
This hairy hedgerow plant develops very distinctive fruits which are bur-like with red hooked spines.
Common Sorrel
![Common Sorrel](400/common-sorrel.jpg)
A very common plant of grassy habitats. The tiny reddish flowers turn a darker red as the fruits develop.
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
![Cut-leaved Crane's-bill](400/cut-leaved-cranes-bill.jpg)
One of the more often found Crane's-bill species, this one is identified by its leaves.