24th April |
Forestry with deciduous 'amenity planting' at the edges. Dull but warm and dry. |
In the last two days all the deciduous trees have made tremendous
progress. Everywhere is green, now.
These are the leaves of the Beech tree, just emerging from their sheaths. |
Two insects. A tiny (4mm) beetle on the Marsh Thistle, and a fly (1cm) on
the Dandelion.
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A solitary mushroom (Panaeolus fimicola) growing where the Spotted orchids will soon be sprouting. Spores are very dark brown, lemon-shaped. Cap 15mm across. |
This is an early glimpse of the Rose-bay Willowherb. The young shoots are very red, this year. |