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31st March 2026

March seems to be a busy month in the garden, and yellow, a lot of the flowers in our garden seem to be yellow, Cowslips, Dandelions etc

Bright yellow cup shaped Cowslip flowers suspended below pale green hairy stems with the darker crinkled leaves in the background.
A large bright yellow Leopards Bane flower with long narrow petals and a small Pollen Beetle rummaging around the centre.
A yellow Leopards Bane flower is enjoying a visit from a medium sized and quite hairy Bee.
A reddish brown Dock Bug is enjoying the sun whilst resting on some old brown plant stems.
A small glossy black Pine Ladybird with two large red markings on each elytra.
A pair of glossy deep red 7 Spot Ladybirds are mating on the wooden wall of a raised bed.
A large and beautiful glossy Gorse Shieldbug with red antennae a lime green scutellum and various hues of reddish brown elsewhere.
A medium sized black and yellow Hoverfly with dark crimson eyes is feeding from a small white flower.
A medium sized black and yellow Hoverfly is resting on a large green leaf.
A furry brown Bee-fly with long black proboscis is resting on a leaf.
A Tawny Mining Bee mostly black underneath but the abdomen and thorax are covered with a thick layer of gingery fur.
A purple and cream checkerboard patterned Snakes Head Fritillary flower suspended from its curved stem.
A bright yellow Lesser Celandine flower with eight long broad petals and matching yellow stamens.
A cluster of deep yellow Marsh Marigold flowers some of which are fully open whilst others are still to unfurl.
A small and furry bee is rummaging around in a yellow Dandelion flower.


We planted three or four Cowslips in the front garden a few years ago, since then they have multiplied and have now taken over a sizeable chunk of the front lawn!

Bright yellow cup shaped Cowslip flowers suspended below pale green hairy stems with the darker crinkled leaves in the background.





Summer Leys

20th March 2026

We decided to enjoy a walk around Summer Leys Nature Reserve as the weather was supposed to be mild and sunny. We did feel a little diddled since we didn't actually see the sun, it was concealed by a fine layer of cloud.The walk was very pleasant though

A long and slender light green catkin is accompanied by some young green leaves.
A large sticky looking reddish brown Horse Chestnut bud is starting to open revealing the lighter colours of the young leaves inside.
Growing amongst the short grass is a rather battered mushroom shaped fungi with a slender cream stem and a mottled dark brown cap.
A side view of a sunlit Robin perched on a fence
A small orange ladybird with 5 large black spots on its cream pronotum and a creamish border around the elytra which has 4 black spots on each.


A slightly different look Catkin to the more usual fluffy ones, some sort of Willow we think

A long and slender light green catkin is accompanied by some young green leaves.





Old Sulehay

10th March 2026

A mild and sunny day saw us take our first trip of the year to Old Sulehay Nature Reserve. We particularly wanted to potter around the old quarry - Stonepit Close as the terrain is quite unusual for this area

Two large pale yellow Common Primrose flowers darker yellow towards the centre are enjoying the dappled shade.
A Violet in full bloom displaying 5 bright purple petals fading to white towards the middle.
Very similar in appearance to the purple Violets apart from the petals which are completely white.
A small Daisy flower with white petals and yellow centre is the centre of attention for a hungry fly.
A brightly coloured Peacock Butterfly is basking on a sunny rock.
A loveliness of 7 Spot Ladybirds clustered together on the stem of a young tree.
A group of pale brown to cream fungi with tall pleated domed caps.
A small bright yellow Dandelion flower growing amongst the short grasses and rocks of the nature reserve.
A yellow Lesser Celandine flower with 7 broad petals and yellow stamens.
A closer look at a Flowering Currant showing a raceme of almost magenta coloured tubular flowers.


Common Primrose could be seen in large numbers in some areas of the reserve

Two large pale yellow Common Primrose flowers darker yellow towards the centre are enjoying the dappled shade.