It's one of the willowherbs ... a prolific weed whose seeds drift around on the air like thistledown. Fairly easy to recognise once you get used to them and they're not deep rooted while they're still small so the best thing to do is loosen them with a hand fork and pull them up.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for your reply. It has lots of fine roots and I just wondered, do you know it regrows from these if any get left in the ground - like creeping buttercup - I battle with that too !
Looking again at your photo ... there's a little celandine plant to the left of the willowherb (roundish shield-shaped leaves). I love them but some folk hate them and they do spread so if you don't like them get that up too. There's a thread about them here https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1035582/celandine/p1
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ahh yes, celandine - thats everywhere too - I'm in the 'hate' camp but it is so hard to lift it and all its tiny 'grape like' root clusters - I have resigned myself to learn to love it as it was pointed out to me it is an early source of nectar and I am trying to do my bit to help our pollinating friends - thanks again for the info.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1035582/celandine/p1
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.