04 Mar 2024: Spring colours

Although we did not have a full working session on 4th March, a couple of us had a look around the site before the rain began. The snowdrops are going to seed but the wild daffodils are making a splendid display, although some unknown culprit has been chewing many of the trumpets. Lungwort (Pulmonaria) is in flower, ready to supply nectar to feed the queen bumblebees when they emerge from their winter quarters. Many other species of plants are showing signs of growth, promising more colour later in Spring.

Some unexpected splashes of colour right now were provided by several clumps of the Scarlet Elf-cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) on dead branches lying on the ground among the ivy.