Dawlish Warren is home to over 600 different types of flowering plants. Many of the Warren's special plants are very small because they are more likely to survive that way due to the poor soil, dry summers, rabbit grazing and trampling from people walking there.
Tiny Sand/ Warren Crocus are approximately 1cm across and flower only here and at one other UK site. They flower early in April and open only in bright sunshine. Their six, pointed petals vary from pale lilac to pink in colour, thriving in short turf where there is a lack of competition.