We went through the New Forest yesterday, and the gorse was a mass of yellow flower. Must smell amazing, but as we were in the car we couldn't smell it. Ended up in Dorset, and the bluebells are starting to form a blue haze over the leaves, although only a few fully in flower yet.
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Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9078 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 25 8:19 am Post subject:
The mare's tail has started poking up in my garden...just leaves not spore heads
Son suffers from that in his garden, but fortunately we have never had it.
There was a great tit around the yard being very vocal and think it might have a nest in a fore end loader frame. There have been other birds nest in there in past years, so wouldn't be surprised.
I went for a walk through the main part of the wood yesterday, both to put some signs up and to get some pictures for a talk I am giving. It is really beautiful at the moment. Some of the leaves are coming out, the bluebells are at their best at the royal blue stage, there are lots of violets, the primroses are going over now but there are still a few wood anemones. Found some wild strawberry flowers, there are wood spurge, a few wild garlic flowers coming and a lot more. Saw quite a few butterflies including brimstone and peacock and possibly a female orange tip, and bumble bees around. On the way in we saw a roe doe and on the way out a hare. It didn't seem too bothered by us but loped off when son tried to get a picture.
the woodie might be a distant descendant of fat walter, not very pc but if you had/have seen him you would know how he got the name
looking back it was during a cake baking time and the blackbirds were known as the triangle family
ps jackdaws get very animated on coffee cake, best not to do it
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