A wildflower margin round the edge of an arable field on farmland in Hampshire, UK, during May, with sainfoin and other flowers

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Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) is a perennial legume that thrives on thin chalk, limestone or stony soils, and has many benefits, being known as "holy hay". It's an attractive plant, produces large spikes of pink flowers in early summer that are a magnet to insects, and so is good for wildlife. Bees are particularly attracted to it, and produce honey. It is a nitrogen fixer, as well as being a natural wormer when fed to cattle.

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Size: 5494px × 3663px
Location: Greywell, Hampshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
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