Worcestershire

Cowslip (Primula veris)

Gathering the flowers to make Cowslip wine is only a memory for most of us, but in parts of Worcestershire there are still small Cowslip meadows hidden behind tall hedges. There they are called ‘cowslups'. Either way, the name means cowpat! They flowered where a cow had ‘slupped'.

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

Image©Bob Gibbons/Natural Image