Northampton

Cowslip (Primula veris)

No surprise that this well-loved flower won in three counties. Cowslips are both an adornment of pastures and banks and a nostalgic symbol of the once flower-rich pastures of rural England. In Northamptonshire, Cowslips are still frequent on road verges, quarries and railway banks, and have also been widely planted.

Habitat: pastures and meadows. Flowers: April-May.

Image © Bob Gibbons/Natural Image