The meadow is dominated by species such as meadowsweet and common couch. The larvae feed on meadowsweet and valerian. The drier fields are hay meadows where plants such as meadowsweet and pepper-saxifrage are common. This is managed by the Wicksteed Trust and is a haven for plants, including Meadowsweet. These provide ideal conditions for meadowsweet, great burnet and common spotted orchid. Plants which thrive in damp areas, such as marsh marigold and meadowsweet, flourish here. There are many butterflies and wild flowers, including meadowsweet and devil's-bit scabious. It has often been treated as a variety of "Spiraea alba" (white or narrowleaf meadowsweet). A wreath of meadowsweet was likely placed in the burial. Southern marsh orchid, meadowsweet and yellow loosestrife are among the plant species that grow here. The marsh vegetation includes Jointed Rush and Meadowsweet. Marshy meadows have Yorkshire fog, sharp-flowered rush, meadowsweet, wild angelica and marsh marigold. Meadowsweet is known by many other names. In the more open areas of the lower valley vegetation includes meadowsweet and great willowherb. Meadowsweet, Ragged-robin and Reed Canary-grass are recorded in the wet areas.