This Viper's Bugloss is one of the wild flowers thriving at the inner-London station of Homerton where volunteers have helped to reintroduce a splash of the country.

Many wild flowers are drought resistant and this has helped them throughout London's dry spring.

Viper's bugloss, ox-eye daisy, knapweed, poppies and meadow buttercup are all thriving at Homerton station despite the current run of warm, dry weather.

In some respects the dry weather is helping the wild flower meadows as it is discouraging grass from taking over. Many wild flowers have long taproots, whereas grass has short roots so doesn't tolerate lack of rain at all well.

The Friends of Homerton station are getting requests to talk to schools and run wild flower information stalls at events.

"In particular, we would like to have a stall at Daubeney Primary School Fair on Friday 8 July from 15.30 to 18.00," said Sue of the Friends. "And at Chatsworth Road Market - date to be confirmed.

"We have also had requests for people to give presentations on biodiversity to school children. If you would like to help at any of these events, or join a list of people willing to be asked when future opportunities come up, please let me know."

You can contact the Friends at friendsofhomerton at hotmail.co.uk

There are lots of photos of the wild flowers at Homerton station at: flickr