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 f