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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.
Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
A clump-forming perennial with rough leaves and thistle-like reddish-purple flowers. Common throughout Cumbria.
Other names: Common knapweed, Hard-heads, Paintbrush.
Height: 1 m
Altitude limit: 845m Great Dun Fell