No artificial fertilisers were used which encouraged a great diversity of all meadow plants. Ducklington is not the only place where fritillaries survive. The meadows at Magdalen College in Oxford and North Meadow National Reserve near Cricklade are better known and more densely flowered, but Ducklington is the only place where visitors can walk among the flowers on our special 'Fritillary Sunday', held annually in April. It is this close contact which makes Fritillary Sunday so special for very many people.
The date for 2020 has yet to be announced but when it is, we will link to full details. A leaflet with information on the Fritillary (fritillaria meleagris) will be available at the field, as is a list of the 72 different plant species recorded when the field was surveyed some years ago.