Real signs of Spring Thursday 7th March 2019

A walk along the "flower trail" at Pembrey Country Park, was accompanied by the sounds of many birds singing, a sure sign that the year has turned; with Blackbird, Robin, Great and Blue Tits, Dunnock Song and Mistle Thrush all belting out their songs.

There were only a couple of flowering plants out but these were true harbingers of spring, Primrose and Lesser Celandine, another name for Lesser Celandine is Pilewort, as it was used as a cure for piles!, 

Primrose

Lesser Celandine

Non-flowering plants included two species of fern, Harts-tongue and Polypody, both of these have had their uses in times past with Harts-tongue being used to treat "...ailments of the liver and spleen..." while Polypody was used to treat constipation and intestinal worms!

Harts-tongue

Polypody

I don't recommend that anyone tries any of these remedies!

Some of the trees coming into flower now include the Willows, and Blackthorn, with the Hazel which has been in flower for weeks is now coming into leaf.

Willow

Blackthorn

Hazel