Where's Spring...

[BushEd]

Went for a long walk in Ashridge area today; not one of the spring flowers was out...i'm no expert, but seems pretty late for such a bare floor, going on previous years.

There were loads of burr's though; a load of Birches, some Elms (i think).

I'm hoping the extreme-ish winter will mean an extreme-ish summer

but roll-on spring!!!!!

 

[JonathanD]

It's damned freezing where I am. I was hoping to do a bit of herping over this coming week, but it needs to warm up alot.

 

[zorro]

I hope you were wrapped up against the wind mate, there's been a wicked wind blowing down our backs all day!

I was thinking the same thing myself earlier, plenty of new green growth coming through but apart half a dozen small daisies shivering in the corner of my orchard that's it.

 

[JonathanD]

If we look on the bight side... everytime we've had a hot Easter lately, it has been followed by a very wet Summer. Hopefully we'll get a proper Summer that lasts longer than a week this year.

 

[locum76]

the blue bells have started up here already...

 

[JonathanD]

The birch sap has only just begun to flow in earnest in my local woods, that's over four weeks overdue

 

[dwardo]

Sap has been up for a week or two here, hogweed, cow parsley, lords and ladies, nice early shoots of ramson and jack by the hedge.
Local ash buds have all burst and the chestnut buds are well sticky. Primrose also great at the min, even up at my uncles place half way up a hill in wales.
Hawthorne leaves are bursting at the mo and if you look at a patch of woodland from a distance its all starting to Haze out with activity.

 

[demographic]

Primroses getting going and I saw some bluebells last week.

 

[locum76]

There's going to be an almighty flush of blossom sometime very soon. I reckon we'll get the full firework display this year. Hayfever sufferers be warned.

 

[dwardo]

Hayfever sufferers be warned.

You should be burnt at the stake for mentioning that awful word this early on in the year!