A closer look at our walk on 23rd February 2026. Enjoy

23rd February 2026

🔼 Elder leaves, amongst the earliest arrivals 🔽 beech roots after serious soil erosion

23rd February 2026

23rd February 2026

🔼 Snowdrops. I could fill pages with the photos I took of snowdrops but I’m exercising restraint! 🔽 Alexanders, one of the earliest wayside flowers. I’ve a feeling that little ladybird is thanking the Romans for this worthy importation

23rd February 2026

23rd February 2026

🔼 Many of these blackthorn flowers are over now and the leaves are budding 🔽 honeysuckle leaves are usually the first on the scene

23rd February 2026

23rd February 2026

🔼 Scots Pine, originally planted but now self-seeding. Their roots bind the soil and stops the erosion 🔽 Gorse, native, lover of dry sandy soils

23rd February 2026

23rd February 2026

🔼 Reedmace, formerly called bulrush in UK. Their season is over, now their seed-packed heads are flaking into fluffy down – just in time for the birds to use as nest liners 🔽 Ubiquitous Mr Mallard caught when he wasn’t looking!

23rd February 2026

23rd February 2026

🔼 With so much rain it’s not surprising to find these brackets swollen and freshly coloured 🔽

23rd February 2026

That’s all for now. Hope you enjoyed. Don’t miss next week’s misty walk!