Verges to the east of town.
Dull with frequent heavy showers.
On 8th April, I showed Bombus lucorum searching for a nest site. This is a queen Bombus terrestris. When comparing the two images, there is a clear difference in the lemon-yellow of the lucorum and the orange of the terrestris. The queen's tail is white in lucorum and beige in terrestris.
Caloplaca flavescens is very common on walls around here.
The second of my local Speedwells to flower: Slender Speedwell - Veronica filiformis. The rounded leaves are distinctive. Usually found on verges and grassy banks.
I thought this Daisy was spectacularly purple.
The flower head of Red Dead-nettle is very regular, with rows of 4 flowers spaced out round the stem, then a 45 degree rotation before the next 4.
I have this Common Mouse-ear and Sticky Mouse-ear in the same location. The biggest give-away is the sickly yellow-green colour of the Sticky. This is a strong green and isn't sticky. Cerastium fontanum.
I have a puzzle about Coltsfoot flowers. They appear to droop when they're ready to seed, which is odd, since the seeds are airborne and it would be better if the heads still pointed upwards. However, the stems are not soft and wilting. There are rows of white hairs growing along the length of the stem and these shrink on one side, pulling the stem over in a quite deliberate manner.