Rare flowers were once common sight by river
After reading several pieces in your paper concerning “one of Britain’s rarely flowers” the fritillary, I had to write to you.
When I was a girl called Joyce Cook 65 years ago, I lived on Osney Island. As other “frogs” will remember, we spent our whole time in the fields by the river. The fritillary grew abundantly there until the Oxford Mail and other companies planted their offices on the top of them.
JOYCE PAINTIN
Evenlode Tower
Blackbird Leys
Oxford
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