Roughly in the centre of the frame and about a third of the way up is a tiny pink flower. There are four or five others throughout the photo thought not in sharp focus. They're growing up surrounded by light green striped stems topped with black.

Look carefully! Our Marsh Valerian (Valeriana dioica) is just coming into flower. It's Near Threatened in England, though doing quite well here in the Valley, and isn't Scarce throughout Oxon.
#TinyPlants #WildFlowerHour #EnglandRedList
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#OxfordshireFens

A women in dark and muddy waterproofs wearing a hat and scarf is standing behind a number of small black plant pots with small green bushy plants. They're stood on a section boardwalk next to a collection of coloured plastic bags. Behind her is a green, wet fen.

A close up photo of a Flea Sedge's seed heads being held between two fingers. They're on a green stem, and are long and thin, mostly green but starting to go brown in places.

One of our volunteers grew these Flea sedge (Carex pulicaris) from seed, and this week we planted them out in the fen. Near Threatened on #EnglandRedList, and rare in County. When the seeds are ripe and dry, they jump off if touched, just like a flea...
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Woman in blue top and purple gloves holding a bunch of what looks like very thin sticks. The background is reed, both green and brown.

Our seed collection continues. This week, Marsh Arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris). Near Threatened in England, it's doing well here and in some other fen sites in Oxon.
#OxforshireFens #EnglandRedList #wetlands #plants #SSSI
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Our seed collection continues. This week, Marsh Arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris). Near Threatened in England, it's doing well here and in some other fen sites in Oxon.
#OxforshireFens #EnglandRedList

We saw our very first Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) of the season in flower this morning! 😍
Near Threatened on the #EnglandRedList, it's Scarce in Oxon, and Rare in vc23. #OxfordshireFens #WildOxford #OX3 #Orchids

A few of our Marsh Helleborines (Epipactis palustris) are now in full flower, though most are still in tight bud.
Near Threatened on the #EnglandRedList, they're Scarce in Oxon, and Rare in vc23.
Only a day late for @wildflower_hour's #OrchidCallenge... 😀
#OxfordshireFens

We saw our very first Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) of the season coming into flower this morning! 😍
Near Threatened on the #EnglandRedList, it's Scarce in Oxon, and Rare in vc23.
#OxfordshireFens #WildOxford

On such a dull morning, here's one of our "Bog Stars" to brighten your day. ☺️
Our Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) are coming into flower across the fen. Vulnerable on the #EnglandRedList, they're #Rare in Oxon. We're gradually increasing their number by spreading seed.

Parsley Water-dropwort (Oenanthe lachenalii).
Near Threatened on @BSBIbotany's #EnglandRedList, it's rare in Oxon, but is thriving here in the Lye Valley, with 100s of plants. Our entry for @wildflower_hour's #WetlandPlants on #BogDay2021.
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Look!
Our Marsh Helleborines (Epipactis palustris) are coming into flower! 😍
Near Threatened on @BSBIbotany's #EnglandRedList, they're scarce in Oxon and in decline nationally. As it happens though, you can see these from the boardwalk...
#WildOxford #OxfordshireFens

We planted some Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) by one of our ponds earlier in the year, and it's now in flower! Near Threatened on @BSBIbotany's #EnglandRedList, it's our contribution to @wildflower_hour's #ByTheWater.
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Success!
We spotted these Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) rosettes in the fen last week. Rare in Oxon and Vulnerable on #EnglandRedList.
Over the last 2 years, we've been spreading seed (using this hi-tech small hole in plastic bag + water + seed technique). It works!

Planting Flea sedge (Carex pulicaris) seedlings, grown from seed collected in the south fen section of our #SSSI. Scarce in Oxon, it's Near Threatened on the #EnglandRedList.
In a nice twist, the first national record of this plant was also from the Lye Valley. In the 1660s. 😎

On #InternationalBiodiversityDay, a reminder of biodiversity here in the Valley: over 20 species of plant rare in Oxon, with 14 on the #EnglandRedList. Plus ten species of rare and 27 species of nationally scarce invertebrates, notably soldier flies and glow worms. 🧐
#WildOxford

Our Marsh Valerian (Valeriana dioica) are just coming into flower across the fen. These tiny plants are Near Threatened on the #EnglandRedList, though not scarce here in Oxon. Archive photos from 2020, showing male on left, female on right.
#OxfordshireFens #PlantsOfTheLyeValley

Just planted some Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) round our ponds. Sadly no longer as common as it was, it's on the #EnglandRedList as NT. We already have some on site, but would like more. We got the plants from Rivermead, in exchange for some Marsh Lousewort seeds. 😊

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Common cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium), also called bog-cotton. Not a grass, but a creeping perennial in the sedge family. Vulnerable on the #EnglandRedList.
A #WildOxford site.

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis), listed as Near Threatened on the #EnglandRedList. Found in damp meadows or calcareous grassland, it's the #larvalfoodplant for the Marsh Fritillary butterfly, which is itself now Vulnerable throughout Europe.

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Lesser Spearwort (Ranunculus flammula). A small buttercup of wet sites with spear-shaped linear leaves, unlike other buttercups. Vulnerable on the #EnglandRedList. Has long lived seed and gives us joy by "coming back from the dead" upon fen restoration!

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Tormentil (Potentilla erecta). NT on #EnglandRedList. Looks like a buttercup but is actually in the Rose family. What it needs above all is low-nutrient conditions, being a small, delicate plant with no competitive ability...
A #WildOxford site.

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Few-flowered spike-rush (Eleocharis quinqueflora). Although listed as Least Concern on the #EnglandRedList, it is likely this plant suffered a major decline pre-1930.
The Lye Valley now holds THE LAST POPULATION of this plant in Oxfordshire.
#WildOxford

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Marsh Arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris), fruits and seeds. Near Threatened on #EnglandRedList. Not actually a grass, but the arrow shaped seeds are very sharp! Needs open, short and really quite wet, semi pool conditions. Wind pollinated.
#WildOxford

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Quaking grass (Briza media) or "Doddering dillies" locally. Near Threatened on the #EnglandRedList. Short and slow growing, needs low nutrient soil. Likes chalk grassland and the drier margins of calcareous fens.
A #WildOxford site.

Plants of the Lye Valley:
Meet Mr & Mrs Marsh Valerian (Valeriana dioica). Male flowers with only anthers and female flowers with only stigmas and ovaries. Now Near Threatened on #EnglandRedList, and rare in Oxon. Doing well in the Lye Valley thanks to our management.
#WildOxford