The bund is a rich green all over in mid-March and Dandelion, Celandines and Shepherds Purse are the next to join the Speedwells and Chickweed flowers. The Scurvy Grass also has strong white flower heads now.
There is a brilliant variety of shades of green and leaf shapes, suggesting that a wide range of plants are thriving here. This month’s challenge is to try and identify the plants before they flower. We’ll probably have to wait until April or May to see if we are right.
We’ve tried using the Pl@ntNet website identifier page to have a guess at some of these leaves: Pl@ntNet identify (plantnet.org) It’s fascinating to drop images in and see what the suggestions are for species but certainly not conclusive!
Above and below are some possible identifications based on March foliage. It will be interesting to revisit them once the flowers start to come through.
Peering at the foliage on the bund also revealed a fat, healthy looking Earthworm, piles of rabbit droppings, a black Ground Beetle, a 7 Spot Ladybird and several different species of bee. Above us, skylarks were singing and looking up from the bund at one point we saw an adult hare race across the cliff top, over the road and through the field to the south, travelling at top speed but making it look effortless.
