PLANT OF THE MONTH
Something to look out for each month
Wild plants follow the weather so you may find plants appear earlier or are still around the next month
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Month Plant Where to find
| Januay | Winter Heliotrope (Petasites pyrenaicus) | Barrow Hill | |
| February | Snowdrop |
Many wooded areas in Henfield Pinchnose Green |
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| March | Wild Violets |
In Hedgerows On twitten between Daisycroft and Henfield Hall |
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| April | Bluebells |
Henfield Common, Woods near Swains Farm Downslink |
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| May | Rosy Garlic | Borrer Bank | |
| June | Common Knapweed | Oreham Common, Henfield Common | |
| July | Rosebay Willow Herb | meadows, grasslands, orchards | |
| August | Devils bit Scabious | Henfield Common | |
| September | Ivy flowers |
Pinchnose Green old trees everywhere |
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| October | Sloe beries on Blackthorn |
Hedgerows/footpaths Oreham Common and all around the village |
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| November |
Waxcaps (fungi - almost a plant!) Small & colourful. Waxcaps are under ever increasing environmental pressure as their natural grassland habitats are destroyed by chemical fertilisers. |
St Peters Churchyard | |
| December |
Holly
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Everwhere Merry Christmas |
