| Plant Name | Plant Scientific Name | Nectar Source For | | Autumn Gentian | Gentianella amarella | Silver-spotted Skipper |
| Bell Heather | Erica cinerea | Northern Brown Argus, Silver-studded Blue |
| Betony | Betonica officinalis | Brimstone, Green-veined White, High Brown Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary, Peacock, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, White Admiral |
| Bilberry | Vaccinium myrtillus | Mountain Ringlet |
| Lotus spp. | Dingy Skipper, Grayling, Wood White (Both broods) |
| Bitter-vetch | Lathyrus linifolius | Wood White (First brood) |
| Blackthorn | Prunus spinosa | Peacock (Post-hibernation), Red Admiral (Spring) |
| Bluebell | Hyacinthoides non-scripta | Brimstone, Chequered Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Green-veined White, Large White, Orange-tip, Peacock (Post-hibernation), Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small White, Swallowtail |
| brambles | Rubus spp. | Black Hairstreak, Brown Hairstreak, Comma, Dark Green Fritillary, Gatekeeper, Grayling, Heath Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Holly Blue, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Northern Brown Argus, Orange-tip, Painted Lady, Peacock, Purple Hairstreak, Red Admiral (Summer), Ringlet, Scotch Argus, Silver-studded Blue, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Heath, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak |
| buckthorns | Frangula alnus and Rhamnus cathartica | Purple Hairstreak |
| Buddleja | Buddleja spp. | Comma, Dark Green Fritillary, Grayling, Large White, Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral (Summer), Small Tortoiseshell |
| Bugle | Ajuga reptans | Brimstone, Chequered Skipper, Common Blue, Dingy Skipper, Green-veined White, Grizzled Skipper, Heath Fritillary, Holly Blue, Large Skipper, Large White, Marsh Fritillary, Orange-tip, Painted Lady, Peacock (Post-hibernation), Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small White, Wood White (First brood) |
| Bush Vetch | Vicia sepium | Cryptic Wood White |
| buttercups | Ranunculus spp. | Brown Argus, Dingy Skipper, Duke of Burgundy, Green-veined White, Grizzled Skipper, Heath Fritillary, Holly Blue, Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Copper, Small Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary |
| Carrion | N/A | Purple Emperor |
| clovers | Trifolium spp. | Common Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, Essex Skipper, Large Skipper, Marbled White |
| Lotus corniculatus | Brown Argus, Chalk Hill Blue, Common Blue, Cryptic Wood White, Glanville Fritillary, Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper, Large Skipper, Lulworth Skipper, Northern Brown Argus, Painted Lady, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Silver-spotted Skipper, Silver-studded Blue, Small Blue, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Skipper, Small White, Small White |
| Common Fleabane | Pulicaria dysenterica | Brimstone, Brown Hairstreak, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral (Summer), Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Copper, Small Heath, Small Skipper, Small White, Speckled Wood, Wall |
| Common Rock-rose | Helianthemum nummularium | Brown Argus, Green Hairstreak |
| Common Vetch | Vicia sativa | Cryptic Wood White |
| Cowslip | Primula veris | Brimstone, Green Hairstreak |
| Cross-leaved Heath | Erica tetralix | Large Heath |
| Cuckooflower | Cardamine pratensis | Green-veined White, Marsh Fritillary, Orange-tip, Peacock (Post-hibernation), Speckled Wood |
| Daisy | Bellis perennis | Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper, Small White, Wall |
| dandelions | Taraxacum spp. | Brimstone, Brown Argus, Clouded Yellow, Glanville Fritillary, Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper, Large Skipper, Large White, Marsh Fritillary, Orange-tip, Peacock (Post-hibernation), Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Silver-spotted Skipper, Small Copper, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood |
| Devil's-bit Scabious | Succisa pratensis | Brimstone, Brown Hairstreak, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Large White, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Peacock, Scotch Argus, Small Heath, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Swallowtail |
| Dog-rose | Rosa canina | Black Hairstreak |
| Dung | N/A | Purple Emperor |
| Field Scabious | Knautia arvensis | Chalk Hill Blue, Large Skipper, Large White, Scotch Argus, Silver-spotted Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell |
| forget-me-nots | Myosotis spp. | Holly Blue |
| Garlic Mustard | Alliaria petiolata | Orange-tip |
| Germander Speedwell | Veronica chamaedrys | Cryptic Wood White |
| Gorse | Ulex europaeus | Green Hairstreak |
| Greater Knapweed | Centaurea scabiosa | Lulworth Skipper |
| Greater Stitchwort | Stellaria holostea | Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Wood White (First brood) |
| Ground-ivy | Glechoma hederacea | Grizzled Skipper, Orange-tip, Peacock (Post-hibernation) |
| hawkbits | Leontodon spp. | Small Skipper |
| hawkweeds | Hieracium spp. | Dingy Skipper, Glanville Fritillary, Large Heath, Marsh Fritillary, Mountain Ringlet, Orange-tip, Painted Lady, Peacock, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Scotch Argus, Small Copper, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Wall |
| hawthorns | Crataegus spp. | Duke of Burgundy, Green Hairstreak, Red Admiral (Spring) |
| Heath Bedstraw | Galium saxatile | Mountain Ringlet |
| Heather | Calluna vulgaris | Scotch Argus |
| heathers | Calluna and Erica spp. | Essex Skipper, Grayling, Heath Fritillary, Large Heath, Painted Lady, Small Copper, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell |
| Hemp-agrimony | Eupatorium cannabinum | Brown Hairstreak, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Peacock, Purple Hairstreak, Red Admiral (Late summer), Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, White-letter Hairstreak |
| Herb-Robert | Geranium robertianum | Wood White (First brood) |
| Hoary Willowherb | Epilobium parviflorum | Cryptic Wood White |
| Holly | Ilex aquifolium | Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue |
| Honeydew | N/A | Black Hairstreak, Brown Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Purple Hairstreak, Speckled Wood, White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak |
| Horseshoe Vetch | Hippocrepis comosa | Adonis Blue (Spring brood), Brown Argus, Green Hairstreak, Small Blue |
| Ivy | Hedera spp. | Comma, Holly Blue, Painted Lady, Red Admiral (Late summer), Small Tortoiseshell |
| Kidney Vetch | Anthyllis vulneraria | Common Blue, Large Skipper, Northern Brown Argus, Ringlet, Small Blue, Small Heath |
| knapweeds | Centaurea spp. | Adonis Blue (Summer brood), Brimstone, Chalk Hill Blue, Clouded Yellow, Comma, Common Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, Green-veined White, Heath Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Large Skipper, Large White, Marbled White, Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Northern Brown Argus, Painted Lady, Scotch Argus, Silver-spotted Skipper, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Wall, Wood White (Second brood) |
| Marsh Thistle | Cirsium palustre | Chequered Skipper |
| Meadow Buttercup | Ranunculus acris | Cryptic Wood White, Mountain Ringlet |
| Meadow Vetchling | Lathyrus pratensis | Cryptic Wood White, Wood White (Second brood) |
| michaelmas-daisies | Aster spp. | Red Admiral (Summer), Small Tortoiseshell |
| Primrose | Primula vulgaris | Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell |
| Ragged-Robin | Silene flos-cuculi | Brimstone, Cryptic Wood White, Dingy Skipper, Green-veined White, Grizzled Skipper, Large Skipper, Large White, Marsh Fritillary, Orange-tip, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small White, Swallowtail, Wall |
| ragworts | Jacobaea spp. | Adonis Blue (Summer brood), Brown Argus, Brown Hairstreak, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, High Brown Fritillary, Large White, Meadow Brown, Northern Brown Argus, Painted Lady, Peacock, Ringlet, Scotch Argus, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Copper, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood, Wall, White-letter Hairstreak |
| Red Campion | Silene dioica | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Small White |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | Cryptic Wood White, Gatekeeper, Grayling, Northern Brown Argus, Painted Lady, Silver-spotted Skipper, Small Copper, Small Skipper, Small White, Swallowtail |
| Red Valerian | Centranthus ruber | Northern Brown Argus |
| restharrows | Ononis spp. | Small Skipper |
| Rotting fruit | N/A | Comma, Red Admiral (Late summer) |
| Sainfoin | Onobrychis viciifolia | Small Skipper, Small White |
| sallows | Salix spp. | Small Tortoiseshell |
| Sap | N/A | Peacock, Purple Emperor, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood |
| sedums | Sedum spp. | Small Tortoiseshell |
| Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Brimstone, Chalk Hill Blue, Large Blue, Meadow Brown, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Skipper, Wood White (Second brood) |
| Small Scabious | Scabiosa columbaria | Northern Brown Argus |
| thistles | Carduus spp. and Cirsium spp. | Adonis Blue (Summer brood), Brimstone, Brown Hairstreak, Chalk Hill Blue, Clouded Yellow, Comma, Common Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper, Grayling, Green-veined White, High Brown Fritillary, Holly Blue, Large Skipper, Large White, Lulworth Skipper, Marbled White, Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Northern Brown Argus, Painted Lady, Peacock, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Purple Hairstreak, Red Admiral (Summer), Ringlet, Scotch Argus, Silver-spotted Skipper, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Copper, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Swallowtail, Wall, White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak |
| Thrift | Armeria maritima | Glanville Fritillary |
| Tormentil | Potentilla erecta | Duke of Burgundy, Heath Fritillary, Large Heath, Marsh Fritillary, Mountain Ringlet, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath |
| Tufted Vetch | Vicia cracca | Cryptic Wood White, Wood White (Second brood) |
| umbellifers | Apiaceae spp. | Brown Hairstreak, White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak |
| vetches | Vicia spp. | Brimstone, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Dingy Skipper, Green-veined White, Large Skipper, Orange-tip, Small Skipper |
| Water Mint | Mentha aquatica | Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell, Wall |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens | Brown Argus, Large Heath |
| Wild Basil | Clinopodium vulgare | Silver-spotted Skipper |
| Wild Marjoram | Origanum vulgare | Adonis Blue (Summer brood), Brimstone, Brown Argus, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Essex Skipper, Grayling, Green-veined White, Large Blue, Large White, Lulworth Skipper, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Peacock, Ringlet, Scotch Argus, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Wall, White-letter Hairstreak |
| Wild Privet | Ligustrum vulgare | Black Hairstreak, Comma, Gatekeeper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral (Summer), Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak |
| Wild Strawberry | Fragaria vesca | Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper |
| Wild Teasel | Dipsacus fullonum | Brimstone, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral (Summer), Swallowtail |
| Wild Thyme | Thymus drucei | Brown Argus, Chalk Hill Blue, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Grayling, Grizzled Skipper, High Brown Fritillary, Large Blue, Marbled White, Mountain Ringlet, Northern Brown Argus, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell |
| Wood Spurge | Euphorbia amygdaloides | Duke of Burgundy, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Large Skipper, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small Copper, Small Heath, Wall |
| Yellow Iris | Iris pseudacorus | Swallowtail |
