Field bindweed

Field bindweed

Common name : Field bindweed

Latin name : Convolvulus arvensis

A member of the Bindweed family (Convolvulaceae)

“A creeping and climbing plant of cultivated ground, Field Bindweed can become a pest in places as it stops other plants from growing. It has creamy, sometimes striped, large flowers, and arrow-shaped leaves” the Wildlife trusts

A common creeping plant in Seaford town spaces, for example often scrambling over longer vegetation in the Martello fields. Flowers are pretty white or pink and trumpet shaped attracting pollinators.