The yellow flower heads of common ragwort are highly attractive to bees and other insects, including the cinnabar moth.

The ragworm is highly common on our shores, though rarely seen except by the fishermen that dig them up for bait.

Water figwort is a tall plant of riverbanks, pond margins, damp meadows and wet woodlands. Its maroon flowers are pollinated by the Common wasp.

The brown, oval flower heads of ribwort plantain balance on top of thin, wiry stems; the resulting seed heads provide food for birds in winter. Look for this 'weed' in lawns, fields and…