Plants - Early Spring

Lords and Ladies

The bright single green leaf of this plant resembles in size and shape a upright semi cupped hand. The thin brown cigar like stamen can clearly be seen in the centre. This plant grows on the woodland floor and along damper hedgerow, once you find this plant you'll notice it more and more often - usually in small clusters
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Woodland at the bottom of hill by Roswell Pits, just off Kiln Lane (TL 553 805 or N+52 24' 3" E+0 16' 54")

Cowslips

By the end of April the clumps of yellow, droopy headed Cowslips can be seen on verges, playing fields and verges throughout the area. Cowslips have had a resurgence since picking of spring blooms has been frowned upon and criminalised. Look out for these lovely flowers whenever you are out and share your best sites on the sightings page
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Flag Iris

Towards the end of April great swathes of lush greenery on wet,boggy edges on river banks and seasonal pools on the washland, or flood plain, start to dot with yellow as the flamboyant flowers at the top of the tall of the reedy greenery of the Flag iris come into bloom
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Fen Rivers Way path upstream of the A142 bridge over the River Ouse (TL 545 793 or N+52 23' 22" E+0 16' 12"), River Ouse in Ely, close to Fen Rivers Way down stream (North) of Pocket Park (TL 554 803 or N+52 23' 54" E+0 17' 2") and Wicken Fen (TL 561 703 or N+52 18' 28" E+0 17' 15")