Ross Hoddinott / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on cliff tops, Bedruthan Steps, near Newquay, north Cornwall, UK. April 2017.

Ross Hoddinott / Kidney vetch {Anthyllis vulneraria} flowering on headland with Trevose Lighthouse in the distance, nr Padstow, Cornwall, UK. May 2009.

Heather Angel / Great yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) nectaring on Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist; Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. July.

Mike Read / Mountain kidney-vetch (Anthyllis montana) and Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp) in alpine meadow. Plateau de Beurre, Vercors Regional Natural Park, France. June.

Andy Sands / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) female laying eggs among flowers of Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), Hertfordshire, England, UK, May

Nick Upton / Sea thrift (Armeria maritima) and Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on clifftop, Trevose Head, Cornwall, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Red form of Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on coastal grassland, Trevose Head, Cornwall, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on coastal grassland, Trevose Head, Cornwall, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on coastal grassland, Constantine Bay, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on coastal grassland, Constantine Bay, Cornwall, UK, April.

Rod Williams / Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) male feeding on its foodplant Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK. June

Rod Williams / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on slumping cliff, Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on slumping cliff, Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, UK, May.

Loic Poidevin / Mountain kidney vetch flowers (Anthyllis montana) Drome, France, May

Kim Taylor / Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) second instar nymph on Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) Dorset, England, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) in flower, Monte Spinale, alpine zone, Madonna di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, July

MYN / Marko Masterl / Common kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Russell Cooper / Mating pair of Small Blue Butterflies (Cupido minimus) resting on the flower head of the caterpillar food plant Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) Surrey, England, UK

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine flowers on limestone scree (Globularia sp, Anthyllis sp, and Juniper sp) Simbruini National Park, limestone mountains in the Appenines, Italy

Albert Lleal / Albaida (Anthyllis cytisoides) growing in sandy soils along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Tarragona, Spain

MYN / Niall Benvie / Kidney vetch flowers {Anthyllis vulneraria} Scotland, UK, July meetyourneighbours.net project

Robin Chittenden / Grassy bank with flowering Thrift {Armeria maritima} and Kidney vetch {Anthyllis vulneraria} Cornwall, UK

Robin Chittenden / Stone wall / Hedgerow with Thrift {Armeria maritima} + Kidney vetch {Anthyllis vulneraria} Cornwall UK

Adrian Davies / Thrift (Armeria maritima) and Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on coastal cliff top, Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall, UK. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mountain kidney vetch (Anthyllis montana jacquinii) in flower among limestone rocks on mountainside, Apennines, Terminillo, Umbria, Italy. June.

Ashley Cooper / Shetland bumblebee (Bombus muscorum agricolae) nectaring on Clover (Trifolium sp.) and Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), Skeld, Shetland, Scotland, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Common kidneyvetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) in flower. Riddlesdown Quarry, Surrey, UK. June.

Colin Varndell / Common kidney vetch / Lady's fingers (Anthyllis vulneraria) in flower, Dorset, UK. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mountain kidney vetch (Anthyllis montana) in flower, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mountain kidney vetch (Anthyllis montana atropupurea) in flower on mountainside, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. June.

Nick Upton / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) carpet flowering on coastal sand dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June.

Konrad Wothe / Kidneyvetch (Anthyllis vulneraria alpestris) flowering, Karwendel Mountains, Alps, Austria, Europe. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria alpestris). Dolomites, Italy. July.

Linda Pitkin / Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) Priest Hill SWT Nature Reserve, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, England, June 2017.

Linda Pitkin / Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) Priest Hill SWT Nature Reserve, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, England, June 2017.

Steve Nicholls / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on machair grassland at Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.

Steve Nicholls / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on machair grassland at Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.