Explore the diverse flora and fauna on the Downs from season to season through personal observations and photographs

Thursday, 20 March 2025

Hazel catkins in spring sunshine

During the past 3 weeks or so I have watched the spring flowers coming into bloom on my regular walks into Sutton town centre. First were the crocuses, followed by the daffodils. Then the first of the wildflowers, Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) the earliest flowering member of the buttercup family, a day or two before […]