Well here in North Cumbria we have the first celandines and primroses ....Tom is though, clearly further on in Surrey!
Given the stunning weather on Saturday, I walked from the house down to Runnymede, over Runnymede Bridge to explore Wraysbury gravel pits and Ankerwckye. I had good views of goldeneye, tufted duck and great crested grebe on at Wraysbury, but the highlights were the flora and signs of spring.
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| Lesser celandine and hawthorn shoots. |
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| Violets (sweet violet?) |
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| Fumitory sp. |
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| Blackthorn blossom. |
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| Blackthorn in blossom and mistletoe at Ankerwycke. |
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| Mistletoe seeds- placed on the tree branches by birds-I'll check these later in the year to see if any have germinated. |
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| Alder. |
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| Willow catkins. |
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| Willow catkins. |
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| Willow catkins- a different species. |
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| Wraysbury gravel pits. |
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| Unusual snowdrop varieties (naturalised). |
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| Snowdrop varieties- there were two distinct varieties at Ankerwycke that were clearly thriving. |
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| Old man's beard- last year's seed heads. |
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