Along with the sea cliffs there is no better place to walk in summer than along the banks of Dorset's wonderful chalk river. There is such a rich variety of plants, insects and other animals that thrive in these habitats.
Among the plants in summer you will frequently find this dense, fluffy creamy white flower, Meadowsweet.
It flowers from June right through until October and is immensely popular with insects of all kinds probably attracted by the lovely fragrance of the flower.
It occurs away from rivers in other wet places such as fens and swamps but it is not keen on acid soils the chalk rivers are the best place to find it.
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