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A (flowering) Plant a Day: April 24 |
In September 23, we started doing this totally mad thing.. we gave ourselves the task of finding, identifying and photographing a different wild plant from our land every single day. We planned to do it till the plants ran out, or the days ran out, or we ran out.... whichever came sooner.... We got to mid January 24 just before cold and rain and wind meant we stopped being able to find any new plants on our daily searches and so we stopped looking and promised ourselves to return to the task when spring got going..... In April 24 we begin again, although are now tasking ourselves to find a 'flowering' plant each day - this will give us a chance to re-find the 133 plants found over the 23/24 winter but also to hopefully find new ones too.... Curent plant count on our land: 138 (new this month = 5) |
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April 26th 2024 Welsh poppy - Meconopsis cambrica Garden, gravel area On our land: common in garden First PotD: 11th October 2023 |
April 25th 2024 Crab apple - Malus sylvestris Garden On our land: two (other in Goat field, inner hedge) First PotD: 4th October 2023 |
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April 24th 2024 Marsh marigold - Caltha palustris Garden, in pond On our land: just in pond NEW (not previously identified between Sept 23 -Jan 24) |
April 23rd 2024 Sweet vernal-grass - Anthoxanthum odoratum Oak field, botton On our land: common NEW (not previously identified between Sept 23 -Jan 24) |
April 22nd 2024 Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna Oak Field, bottom hedgerow On our land: very common First PotD: 13th October 2023 |
April 21st 2024 Red campion - Cirsium palustre Swallow Field, inner hedgerow On our land: very, very common First PotD: 16th September 2023 |
April 20th 2024 Common dog violet - Viola riviniana Goat field, outer hedgerow (near Poultry Area) On our land: commonality not yet known First PotD: 28th November 2023 |
April 19th 2024 Ribwort plantain - Plantago lanceolata Allotment On our land: fairly common First PotD: 1st December 2023 |
April 18th 2024 Common primrose - Primula vulgaris Front Drive Bank On our land: fairly common here and garden First PotD: 1st January 2024 |
April 17th 2024 Creeping buttercup - Ranunculus repens Allotment On our land: very common First PotD: 27th September 2023 |
April 16th 2024 Common Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta Garden, stable lawn On our land: common in garden NEW (not previously identified between Sept 23 -Jan 24) |
April 15th 2024 Herb robert - Geranium robertianum Goat Field, outer hedgerow On our land: very common First PotD: 6th September 2023 |
April 14th 2024 Common daisy - Bellis perennis Garden On our land: very common in garden First PotD: 4th January 2024 |
April 13th 2024 Wavy bittercress - Cardamine flexuosa Garden, gravel path On our land: common First PotD: 2nd November 2023 |
April 12th 2024 Dog's mercury - Mercurialis perennis Gathering Area hedgerow On our land: very common First PotD: 27th October 2023 |
April 11th 2024 Common gorse - Ulex europaeus Oak Field, inner hedgerow On our land: quite common First PotD: 9th October 2023 |
April 10th 2024 Rowan/ Mountain ash - Sorbus aucuparia Oak field, outer hedge On our land: half a dozen or so First PotD: 30th September 2023 |
April 9th 2024 Meadow foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis Oak field, near the bottom On our land: common NEW (not previously identified between Sept 23 -Jan 24) |
April 8th 2024 Ground ivy - Glechoma hederacea Swallow Field, Inner hedgerow On our land: very, very common First PotD: 20th November 2023 |
April 7th 2024 Lesser celandine - Ficaria verna Oak field On our land: very, very common First PotD: 26th December 2023 |
April 6th 2024 Cuckoo flower - Cardamine pratensis Oak field On our land: very common First PotD: 3rd December 2023 |
April 5th 2024 Common dandelion - Taraxacum officinale Oak field On our land: very common First PotD: 1st October 2023 |
April 4th 2024 Grey willow - Salix cinerea Oak Field, outer hedgerow On our land: very common First PotD: 8th November 2023 |
April 3rd 2024 Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa Oak Field, inner hedgerow On our land: very, very common First PotD: 16th October 2023 |
April 2nd 2024 Goat willow - Salix caprea Fruit Field, inner hedgerow On our land: quite common NEW (not previously identified between Sept 23 -Jan 24) |
April 1st 2024 Greater Stitchwort - Stellaria holostea Swallow Field, inner hedgerow On our land: very common First PotD: 18th November 2023 |