The woods are carpeted with bluebells!
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| Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) |
The first Green-veined Whites (Pieris napi) and Peacock butterflies (Inachis io) are on the wing.
In the sheep-grazed fields below the Kilpatrick hills there are numerous Mottlegill mushrooms (Panaeolus acuminatus).
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis), Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) and Sun Spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia) are also flowering.
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| Bugle (Ajuga reptans) |
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| Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis) |
Cuckoo flowers have a pungent, bitter flavour and are high in vitamin C.
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| Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) |
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| Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) |
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| Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) |
....and this wee beauty is a Velvet Mite:
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