Honeysuckle grows in woodland and along hedgerows, weaving through shrubs and trees. It is common and widespread throughout the British Isles and is native to much of Europe, North Africa, Turkey and the Caucasus. It is found as far north as southern Norway and Sweden. Growing to 7m or more in height, it is a vigorous clockwise twining climber, with deep green oval leaves with no or very short stalks arranged in pairs opposite each other.