Keep your eyes open for ripe blackberries in the woods and hedgerows - record your sightings
meadow foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis
- An early flowering grass
- Flower head forms a soft, compact cylindrical spike up to 9cm long
- Look out for the purple or orange anthers drooping from the flower head to indicate it is flowering.
Where found
Meadows and other grassy areas. It prefers rich, damp neutral soil.
When to look for