A photo to start this years post - Snowdrops.
Last years post can be found here: https://community.rspb.org.uk/chat/f/the-tea-rooms/282072/plants-flowers-and-shrubs-2023-share-your-photos-here
Taken today at National Trust Wimpole.
Common spotted orchid (says google):
Well spotted sorry, couldn't resist!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
I was briefly in PB's neck of the woods last Thursday - the weather was not exactly appropriate for flutters of any sort - don't think the gulls or ducks thought much of it either so we went Orchid spotting on Portsdown Hill - iPhone photos as I wasn't taking the camera out
Cin J
Oh PB will be gutted he missed you and the boys CIN as that probably coincided with his day off..they crap weather lol...lovely to see the orchids
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Thursday was a good day compared to how it's been!! Better this week, so far, so I'm obviously working
Photo taken yesterday at RSPB Sandy.
Not sure what it is though...:
I think it's Selfheal - Prunella vulgaris
What lovely flowers.
Never seen in such detail - quite beautiful up close.