Teasel aka Dipsacus fullonum. Seeds loved by goldfinches.

You can use the dried heads sprayed with eg gold paint for winter decoration. They used to be used for carding wool in the old days (ie teaseing it)

I've also used the seed head as body parts for hedgehogs when I had to make some Mrs Tiggywinkle for a craft fair.

Brilliant! Did you take a photo?

back when I made them the camera was a film job. So I wouldn't have wasted a picture on them.

My husband Barry took the picture.
Thanks for all the info my friends
The Wild Flowers are being entered into our Camera Club Competition so fingers crossed :o))

I agree with the others. Teasel. The goldfinches love the seeds and they flowers attract the bees. They do self seed quite prolifically but I don't mind that as they are good architectural plants too.