Along this stretch of Bury Way, there used to be Ragged Robin and, in the ditch to the west, stitchwort. Quite probably, there were cowslips, too. (Thank you, Diana).
One of the surprises for me in this area is what I take to be a butterbur - strong colony just where the Barton Road meets Crockwell. Never seen it anywhere else.
What is interesting is how dominant species change within a very short distance. If, for instance, you go to the east d Chippy on, say, the Charlbury road, the dominant verge species is the geranium (geranium pratense), yet it's quite rare here.
I have found an enormous list of Warwickshire plants. Given the range and variety of Warwickshire habitats and soil types, we can't expect to see them all, but iy makes interesting reading. It's here - https://bsbi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/WarwickshireChecklist_2012.pdf
The main website is interesting, too. https://bsbi.org/ (The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland)
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