The churchyard wall at St Helen’s Church is the home for many plants. In the first picture the purple flowers of woody nightshade are followed by red berries.
From underneath the concrete cap that protects the brick wall from the weather a bushy plant has taken root and grown.
Ferns grow from small cracks … There seems no end to what nature can grow on the dry landscape of this churchyard wall.
There are two fern species on St Helen’s Church wall: Hart’s-Tongue (your photo) and a small fern called Wall Rue.
The best wall for ferns in Abingdon is the boundary wall of Abingdon School, along Park Rd. That has the above two species plus Maidenhair Spleenwort, Rustyback Fern and Common Polypody.