Bird’s-foot-trefoil
This is a very common plant in any grassy areas of the New Forest, as well as throughout Hampshire and the UK.
In fact it is one of the more common plants of our countryside.Bird’s-foot-trefoil (also called eggs-and-bacon due to the red and yellow colour of the flowers) will grow in any grassland, but it prefers areas that are kept shorter by grazing or mowing.
It can be found flowering in almost all but the longest grasslands from April through to September.
Bird’s-foot-trefoil has many local names in the UK including eggs-and-bacon, cock-and-hens and granny’s toenails!
