A good year for Bugle #wildflower

Bugle. Plant.

Ajuga reptans.

Picture taken April 27.

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Speckled Wood #butterfly

Speckled Wood butterfly.

Pararge aegeria.

Picture taken April 27.

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Cowslip #wildflower

Cowslip.

A traditional cure for sleeping problems, says the Woodland Trust.

Primula veris pictured on April 7.

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Cuckooflower #wildflower

Cuckooflower or Lady's Smock.

Cardamine pratensis, also known as Lady’s Smock.

Picture taken April 7.

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Bluebell #wildflowers

Bluebell.

One among many Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

Picture taken April 7.

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Wood Anemone #wildflower

Wood Anemone.

The year’s first anemone should be plucked reverently and stored up as a remedy against all diseases, according to Baker in Discovering the Folklore of Plants.

Anemonoides nemorosa pictured on April 7.

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Wild Cherry #tree

Wild Cherry Blossom.

Prunus avium.

Picture taken April 7.

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Native to Asia #bird

Pheasant.

Introduced to much of Europe by the Romans, the Normans possibly introduced pheasants to Britain, say The Wildlife Trusts.

Phasianus colchicus, pictured on March 31.

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Blackthorn #tree

Blackthorn blossom.

Prunus spinosa.

Picture taken March 31.

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Dog violet #wildflower

Dog-violet.

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken March 25.

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False Oxlip #wildflower

False Oxlip.

Primula veris x vulgaris (P. x polyantha).

Picture taken March 25.

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Spawned! #amphibian

Frogspawn

Hoping a few of these in the pond will survive to become frogs, Rana temporaria.

Picture taken March 25.

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