There are many members of the mint family which can be found in the Forest. I can think of the dead nettles, bugloss, yellow archangel and ground ivy which are familiar sights throughout the year.
This is Hedge Woundwort (𝘭’𝘦́𝑝𝘪𝑎𝘪𝑟𝘦 𝘥𝑒𝘴 𝘣𝑜𝘪𝑠, 𝘣𝑜𝘴𝑎𝘯𝑑𝘰𝑜𝘳𝑛), offering a welcome splash of colour as we near All Saints, and it is a mint too. Older readers may remember General Woundwort from 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝐷𝑜𝑤𝑛, but that was a rabbit, and an unpleasant one at that.
So what makes a mint a mint? I look for the following: opposite pairs of leaves, square stem and two-lipped flowers, the lower one serving as an insect landing platform. Tick all three boxes and you’ll be right much more often than not.