Welcome to the Abbey Hill Wildflower Garden.

Here you can see some of the photographs taken in June 2004 of the wild flower garden at the back of the SEB (Sensory Education Base) this section of the garden has been left to nature to colonise. There are already some 40 plus species of flower in the area which is attracting many butterflies such as small tortoiseshell and large skipper. During the next twelve months we hope to add things to this area to make it a sensory garden for our students.

The garden is approximately half an acre in size and has not been cut this year. The soil appears to have a very low nutrient level, which is ideal for wild flowers to colonise. The few grass species are mainly situated around the edges of the field. All of the flowers have colonised the area by natural means. Some species such as Kidney Vetch are single plants at the moment but others such as Lesser Trefoil are very abundant and is dominant over the area giving a yellow carpet effect. It is an interesting mix of plants with a few cornfield species and others more typical of waste places and some others such as Weld which is more characteristic plant of the coastal area of Teesmouth.

If you would like to see a list of the species seen in the area and some additional information about each plant click here

Oxeye Daisy and Hop Trefoil

Kidney Vetch

Common Vetch

Birds-foot trefoil

Red Clover