Friday 17 April

Good Morning

 White Bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta

 Bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta

 Dandelion - Taraxacum

Greylag Goose

 Lords & Ladies - Arum maculatum

Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Take Care

Wednesday 16 April

We are getting some good weather

Crow

 Cuckooflower - Cardamine pratensis

Mallard & 4 Babes

Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Take Care

Sunday 5 May

Dry today

 Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta this one is white, they are not rare.

 Lords & Ladies - Arum maculatum

Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Take Care

Monday 23 April

St George's Day

Dry morning 

White Bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta

A shady glade full of Bugle - Ajuga reptans

 Butterbur - Petasites hybridus

 Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata

 Greater Plantain - Plantago major

 This Cyril the Squirrel is getting very brave - I sent the dog after it so that it does not get too sure of its self.

 Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Sweet Cicely - Myrrhis odorata

Take Care

Monday 26 March

Still dry

7 Spot Ladybird

 Hybrid Goose

 Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Meg

Take Care

Monday 19 March

Dry morning

 Flowering Currant - Ripes sanguineum

 Forsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. xintermedia

 Jay

Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Take Care

Friday16 March

Dry Morning

 Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa

 Bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta

 Common Bistort  - Persicaria bistorta

 Daisy - Bellis perennis

 Frog Spawn

 Hairless Lady's Mantle - Alchemilla glabra

 Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris buds just showing.

Primrose - Primula vulgaris

Take Care

Thursday 23 February

Damp morning

 Cola-nut Gall - Andricus lignicola found on Oak

 Lesser Celandine  - Ficaria verna

 Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

 Opposite Leaved Golden-Saxifrage - Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

 Opposite Leaved Golden-Saxifrage - Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

Rhododendron - Rhododendron ponticum

Take Care

Wednesday 6 April

Mild again and perfect for a walk to the Lower Burgh Meadow.

Brooklime leaves - Veronica beccabunga near the Big Lodge

Cherry flowers on my tree at home.

Plenty of blossom as always so there will be lots of cherries for the birds and some for us.

Colt's-foot leaves - Tussilago farfara just appearing as the flowers are fading.

Common Dog Violet - Viola riviniana

 Common Dog Violet - Viola riviniana

Cowslip - Primula veris a good year for them they are all over.

 Cuckooflower - Cardamine pratensis - lots by the pond near the meadow.

Cuckooflower - Cardamine pratensis

Cuckooflower - Cardamine pratensis the rarer white very pretty.

Flowering Currant - Ripes sanguineum this was hanging over the dog kennels wall, but it does grow wild in lots of places thanks to the birds.

 Flowering Currant leaf - Ripes sanguineum

Ground Ivy - Glechoma hederacea

 Hawthorn buds - Crataegus monogyna

Lord & Ladies  - Arum maculatum

Edge of the pond. 

 Lungwort - Pulmonaria officinalis another garden escapee.

Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris

Norway Maple - Acer platanoides

Take Care.