Wildflowers include common knapweed and lady's bedstraw, while brambles and roses climb the tombs in wilder areas.
The larvae feed various plants and trees, including Betula (including Betula verrucosa), Myrica gale, Carex, Salix, Populus tremula, Rubus idaeus, Sorbus aucuparia, Vicia cracca, Rhamnus frangula, Lysimachia vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus and Galium verum.
The fields contain some species of flower typical of old pasture, such as crested dog's tail, oval sedge and lady's bedstraw.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Quercus robur, Rumex crispus, Silene cucubalus v. litoralis, Angelica archangelica v. litoralis, Veronica longifolia, Galium verum, Valeriana officinalis, Chrysanthemum vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris and Sonchus arvensis.
Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw or Yellow Bedstraw) is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae, native to Europe and Asia.
cowslips and salad burnet flower in the spring, followed in summer to the customary flowers of traditional hay meadow: lady's bedstraw and birdsfoot trefoil.
Galium verum | Galium | Galium odoratum | Galium aparine | Galium spurium | Galium palustre | Galium mollugo | Galium sterneri | Galium divaricatum |
There is also an area of meadow which contains common wild flowers such as lady's bedstraw and common knapweed.