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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.
Common Bistort (Polygonum bistorta)
Pale pink flowers form a dense spike at the end of the flowering stem. Patch forming perennial common on damp roadside verges and hay meadows. Used in Cumbria for a traditional herb pudding - Easter ledges.
Other names: Easter ledges, Pudding dock.
Height: 100 cm
Altitude limit: 430m above Garrigill