RAGWORT

The yellow daisy flowers of ragwort are a rich nectar source.  

The raggedy leaves gave the plant its name.

Here's a majestic specimen just below the viewpoint . . . . .

. . . . . with bees harvesting as each new flower opens.

It is also the foodplant of the cinnabar moth's yellow and black striped caterpillars, so we usually leave the plants until the caterpillars have finished with them.  It's then time to remove them as they can seed into neighbouring fields and contaminate any hay or silage.  We must always miss a few as they seem to reappear every year.