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Pollination Chart Habitat, Plant and Pollinator Guide Plants Plants Plants Plants Plants Woody plants Buddleia Wild Rose Heather Sea Holly Umbellifers Willowherb Dandelion Ragwort Feeding habitat Blackthorn Hawthorn Flower beds or pots Wildflowers Trees Thick leaves, paler on underside, dense purple Thorny stems, pink/white flowers, red rosehips Low growing plant, woody stems, bell-shaped Waxy grey spiked leaves, bright blue flowerheads Several species. Hollow stems, clusters of small Tall, slender plants, long slender leaves, purple/ Hollow stems that bleed white if picked, toothed Flowers globular, yellow, clustered at top of stem flower spike flowers flowers on flat white flower head white flowers leaves, yellow flowers Includes flowers in planters or Includes wildflower meadows Includes trees, orchards, Oval leaves, long spines, white flowers, blue- Deeply lobed leaves, spiny branches,white shrubs, bushes and hedgerows black fruit flowers, red fruit pots, raised beds and borders and grassy verges Garden plants Sedum Verbena Thistle Knapweed Buttercup Vetches Nesting and shelter habitat Fruit trees Willow Chives Marjoram Bare ground Man-made homes Damp places Stonecrops and Iceplant. Fleshy leaves, clusters Pink flowerhead in cluster at top of stem of small flowers on flat, bright flower head Spiny waxy leaves, globular purple/white flowers No spines, thistle-like purple flowers Divided leaves, cup-shaped, glossy yellow flowers Includes Bird’s-foot Trefoil, triplet leaves, yellow Round purple flowerhead, onion smell when Pointed-oval leaves, sweet-smelling pink/purple Includes bare earth and bee Includes bee hives, solitary bee Includes ponds, ditches, Includes cherry, apple, plum. White or pink Narrow leaves, fluffy yellow catkins in spring flowers often with orange base banks houses and bumblebee nests compost heaps and log piles flowers bruised flowerheads Wild plants Other Bramble Ivy Mint Lavender Daisy Clover Nettle Dead-nettle This activity was created by the Open Air Laboratories Bare walls or fences Concrete or tarmac Short grass Network (OPAL) for Polli:Nation, a Heritage Lottery funded biodiversity and education project. Led by Learning through Landscapes, the project will support schools across the UK to transform their grounds into pollinator friendly habitats. This network of schools will spread knowledge, gather data and create ‘green /pollinatorschools stepping stones’ to assist insects in moving between areas. More information on Polli:Nation can be found at @LTL_Pollination www.polli-nation.co.uk Includes brick or stone walls Includes paths, roads, car parks Areas where grass is mown or Thorny trailing stems, white or pink flowers, Climbing stems, glossy leaves, flowers yellow- Flowers in rings, minty smell when bruised Grows in clumps, fragrant blue or white Includes Oxeye. White petals round yellow centre Three-part leaves, round-oval pink/white flower- Stinging leaves and stems, white flowers not Similar to nettle but does not sting. Purple/white Colour illustrations by Chris Shields. © OPAL 2016. All rights reserved. and wooden or metal fences and playgrounds grazed by animals blackberry fruits green, clusters of black berries flowerheads heads always apparent flowers Habitat, Plant and Pollinator Guide Plants Plants Plants Plants Plants Woody plants Buddleia Wild Rose Heather Sea Holly Umbellifers Willowherb Dandelion Ragwort Feeding habitat Blackthorn Hawthorn Flower beds or pots Wildflowers Trees Thick leaves, paler on underside, dense purple Thorny stems, pink/white flowers, red rosehips Low growing plant, woody stems, bell-shaped Waxy grey spiked leaves, bright blue flowerheads Several species. Hollow stems, clusters of small Tall, slender plants, long slender leaves, purple/ Hollow stems that bleed white if picked, toothed Flowers globular, yellow, clustered at top of stem flower spike flowers flowers on flat white flower head white flowers leaves, yellow flowers Includes flowers in planters or Includes wildflower meadows Includes trees, orchards, Oval leaves, long spines, white flowers, blue- Deeply lobed leaves, spiny branches,white shrubs, bushes and hedgerows black fruit flowers, red fruit pots, raised beds and borders and grassy verges Garden plants Sedum Verbena Thistle Knapweed Buttercup Vetches Nesting and shelter habitat Fruit trees Willow Chives Marjoram Bare ground Man-made homes Damp places Stonecrops and Iceplant. Fleshy leaves, clusters Pink flowerhead in cluster at top of stem of small flowers on flat, bright flower head Spiny waxy leaves, globular purple/white flowers No spines, thistle-like purple flowers Divided leaves, cup-shaped, glossy yellow flowers Includes Bird’s-foot Trefoil, triplet leaves, yellow Round purple flowerhead, onion smell when Pointed-oval leaves, sweet-smelling pink/purple Includes bare earth and bee Includes bee hives, solitary bee Includes ponds, ditches, Includes cherry, apple, plum. White or pink Narrow leaves, fluffy yellow catkins in spring flowers often with orange base banks houses and bumblebee nests compost heaps and log piles flowers bruised flowerheads Wild plants Other Bramble Ivy Mint Lavender Daisy Clover Nettle Dead-nettle This activity was created by the Open Air Laboratories Bare walls or fences Concrete or tarmac Short grass Network (OPAL) for Polli:Nation, a Heritage Lottery funded biodiversity and education project. Led by Learning through Landscapes, the project will support schools across the UK to transform their grounds into pollinator friendly habitats. This network of schools will spread knowledge, gather data and create ‘green /pollinatorschools stepping stones’ to assist insects in moving between areas. More information on Polli:Nation can be found at @LTL_Pollination www.polli-nation.co.uk Includes brick or stone walls Includes paths, roads, car parks Areas where grass is mown or Thorny trailing stems, white or pink flowers, Climbing stems, glossy leaves, flowers yellow- Flowers in rings, minty smell when bruised Grows in clumps, fragrant blue or white Includes Oxeye. White petals round yellow centre Three-part leaves, round-oval pink/white flower- Stinging leaves and stems, white flowers not Similar to nettle but does not sting. Purple/white Colour illustrations by Chris Shields. © OPAL 2016. All rights reserved. and wooden or metal fences and playgrounds grazed by animals blackberry fruits green, clusters of black berries flowerheads heads always apparent flowers Habitat, Plant and Pollinator Guide Plants Plants Plants Plants Plants Woody plants Buddleia Wild Rose Heather Sea Holly Umbellifers Willowherb Dandelion Ragwort Feeding habitat Blackthorn Hawthorn Flower beds or pots Wildflowers Trees Thick leaves, paler on underside, dense purple Thorny stems, pink/white flowers, red rosehips Low growing plant, woody stems, bell-shaped Waxy grey spiked leaves, bright blue flowerheads Several species. Hollow stems, clusters of small Tall, slender plants, long slender leaves, purple/ Hollow stems that bleed white if picked, toothed Flowers globular, yellow, clustered at top of stem flower spike flowers flowers on flat white flower head white flowers leaves, yellow flowers Includes flowers in planters or Includes wildflower meadows Includes trees, orchards, Oval leaves, long spines, white flowers, blue- Deeply lobed leaves, spiny branches,white shrubs, bushes and hedgerows black fruit flowers, red fruit pots, raised beds and borders and grassy verges Garden plants Sedum Verbena Thistle Knapweed Buttercup Vetches Nesting and shelter habitat Fruit trees Willow Chives Marjoram Bare ground Man-made homes Damp places Stonecrops and Iceplant. Fleshy leaves, clusters Pink flowerhead in cluster at top of stem of small flowers on flat, bright flower head Spiny waxy leaves, globular purple/white flowers No spines, thistle-like purple flowers Divided leaves, cup-shaped, glossy yellow flowers Includes Bird’s-foot Trefoil, triplet leaves, yellow Round purple flowerhead, onion smell when Pointed-oval leaves, sweet-smelling pink/purple Includes bare earth and bee Includes bee hives, solitary bee Includes ponds, ditches, Includes cherry, apple, plum. White or pink Narrow leaves, fluffy yellow catkins in spring flowers often with orange base banks houses and bumblebee nests compost heaps and log piles flowers bruised flowerheads Wild plants Other Bramble Ivy Mint Lavender Daisy Clover Nettle Dead-nettle This activity was created by the Open Air Laboratories Bare walls or fences Concrete or tarmac Short grass Network (OPAL) for Polli:Nation, a Heritage Lottery funded biodiversity and education project. Led by Learning through Landscapes, the project will support schools across the UK to transform their grounds into pollinator friendly habitats. This network of schools will spread knowledge, gather data and create ‘green /pollinatorschools stepping stones’ to assist insects in moving between areas. More information on Polli:Nation can be found at @LTL_Pollination www.polli-nation.co.uk Includes brick or stone walls Includes paths, roads, car parks Areas where grass is mown or Thorny trailing stems, white or pink flowers, Climbing stems, glossy leaves, flowers yellow- Flowers in rings, minty smell when bruised Grows in clumps, fragrant blue or white Includes Oxeye. White petals round yellow centre Three-part leaves, round-oval pink/white flower- Stinging leaves and stems, white flowers not Similar to nettle but does not sting. Purple/white Colour illustrations by Chris Shields. © OPAL 2016. All rights reserved. and wooden or metal fences and playgrounds grazed by
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