Coltsfoot flower

At last, a flower other than Gorse and Hazel! This Coltsfoot flower was the only one to be seen this morning. This is the first of the Spring flowers this year although there are signs all over of the things to come.

The leaves of Sorrel, Celandine, Thistle, Primrose and Bluebell are everywhere.

Up on the moorland the plaintiff cry of the Curlew was heard and all the ponds had mounds of frogspawn in them.

The Bloodworm was found inside a cast of mud in a little ditch by the beck. The dark spots along it are the digestive system. It was originally in the water and was put onto the pale branch for the photo. Don't worry, it went back in the water afterwards!

Today was sunny and bright and there were visitors enjoying their first picnic of the year.