All the wild spring flowers have appeared at once, in profusion along the river after just one or two warm days - but now it's cold again.
Here's a May calendar of wild flowers all here, on the riverside, with the dates when photos were taken (not necessarily when they first appeared) starting with the most recent:
31st May Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)
Damp places along streams and around ponds
23rd May Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)
Woodland and hedgerows
19th May Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Banks and light woodland
Banks and light woodland
19th May Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
Hedgerows, shady banks
Hedgerows, shady banks
and two foodplants for the ORANGE TIP butterfly:
19th May Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Hedgerows, field margins and banks
Hedgerows, field margins and banks
and Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis)
Riverside banks, meadows
Riverside banks, meadows
12th May Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Damp hedgerows, field margins, river banks
Damp hedgerows, field margins, river banks
12th May Wild Garlic - Ramsons (Allium ursinum)
under an oak on the river bank
Damp woodland, shady river banks
Damp woodland, shady river banks
12th May Oak leaves just unfolding, with catkins
Very old oaks on the river
Very old oaks on the river
6th May White Dead-nettle (Lamium album)
Hedgerows, grassy verges
Hedgerows, grassy verges
6th May Bluebells (Scilla non-scripta)
Banks and woodland
Banks and woodland
1st May a profusion of Blackthorn blossom on the river confluence
- and blue sky
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