Rowan buds at Thieves Wood showing their classic early spring look: slim, pointed and slightly downy. Look for the grey brown, narrow terminal buds and alternate spacing along the twig: simple clues for Rowan ID.
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Poplar buds emerging at Linby Ranges, showing their early reddish catkins - a typical mid March stage. Look for the long, textured catkins and glossy pointed buds sitting close to the twig: classic early spring Poplar ID
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Sycamore buds at Newstead showing their classic mid March look - large, pointed terminal buds with neat overlapping scales and opposite side buds along the twig. One of the clearest signs that trees are waking up for spring.
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A freshly laid hedge at #Bestwood Country Park, created by dedicated #volunteers. Hedge laying encourages dense regrowth, strengthening hedgerows as vital wildlife corridors for birds, mammals and plants. Quiet winter work with long term impact.
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Early spring light over reedbeds at Tiln North, Idle Valley.
Even now, dense reeds shelter insects, small mammals and birds, forming one of the reserve’s most important wetland habitats.
Lowland reedbeds are an LBAP Priority habitat in Nottinghamshire:
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🏵️ Coltsfoot flowering at Bulwell Hall — one of the earliest wildflowers to appear each year. Its bright yellow blooms often show before any leaves, taking advantage of early light and offering an early nectar source on mild days.
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Red Dead Nettle adding early colour at Robin Hood Hills. One of the earlier wildflowers to appear, its small magenta blooms provide welcome nectar for insects on mild days - a subtle but reassuring sign that spring is beginning to stir.
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A Common Frog surfacing among pondweed is a familiar sign that spring is on its way. These amphibians help keep insect numbers in check and often return to the same ponds each year to breed. A quiet but important moment in early spring...
Rrrrrribbit!🐸
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🌼 A quiet woodland milestone 🌼
Wood Anemones are starting to appear in Portland Park, taking advantage of early spring light before the canopy closes. Always feels like a turning point in the season when these show up.
Have you seen them yet?
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A welcome splash of yellow!
Vivid gorse is brightening the slopes at Calverton Pit Top. These hardy shrubs thrive on former pit sites and along heathland edges, bringing colour through winter and offering year round shelter for wildlife.
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Spring starts small.
Sweet Violet is in bloom at Portland Park. One of the earliest wildflowers to wake, it makes the most of cool spring light before the canopy closes. On mild days, it offers a quiet nectar stop for early insects hovering back into activity.
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#Sycamore buds at #Newstead showing their classic mid March look: large, pointed terminal buds with neat overlapping scales and opposite side buds along the twig.
One of the clearest signs that trees are waking up for spring 🌳
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Early colour, and a local species.
Nottingham Spring Crocus (Crocus vernus) in bloom at Holy Trinity Church, #Lenton. This locally scarce plant has a Nottinghamshire LBAP Species Action Plan and provides a welcome nectar stop for early insects: nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
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Spring, wrapped and waiting.
A Horse Chestnut bud at Clifton Grove. These large, sticky buds hold leaves, flowers and future conkers all at once, sealed up as the tree prepares quietly while winter fades.
One of those moments where spring feels very close.
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A quiet woodland milestone.
Wood Anemones are starting to appear on the woodland floor at Portland Park, taking advantage of the spring light before the canopy closes. Always feels like a turning point in the season when these show up.
Have you seen them yet?
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