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Hay-Day Walks
Discover more about Cumbria's upland hay meadows and the work being done to restore them on the Hay-Day walks.
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Protecting Wildlife For The Future
Help Cumbria Wildlife Trust conserve the wildlife and wild places of Cumbria for the future.
Great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)
A tall plant with finely toothed leaves. The flowers form a dense dark red oblong spike at the end of the flowering stem. Found in damp roadside verges, riversides and unimproved late cut hay meadows. The flowers , locally known as 'Burnip' , were made into wine in Westmorland as late as the 1950's.
Height: 1.2 m
Altitude limit: 460m near Cauldron Snout