Sedges coming into flower at Stoke Floods, Stoke, southeast Coventry
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Sedges coming into flower at Stoke Floods, Stoke, southeast Coventry
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 23 Apr 2016
It's probably Common Sedge, Carex nigra, but with this colouring it could be the common Glaucous or Carnation Sedge, Carex flacca. Stoke Floods is a local nature reserve. "The pool was formed when the Binley coal works caused the land to subside." (from Coventry City Council's Sowe Valley guide).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.405125
Longitude
-1.451234