The Open Space has - at last - got a couple of Interpretation Boards installed, one at the Whittock Road end and one at the main Stockwood Road entrance. They should encourage people to take a closer look at what this wonderful but little known reserve has to offer.
Now's a good time to start, after the warm spell has seen the early flowers burst into life...
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Cowslip - this one making a first appearance in the glade behind Whittock Square |
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Blackthorn (sloe) at the 'back door' entrance to the reserve, at Ilsyn Grove |
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detail of blackthorn blossom |
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Bluebells and celandine in the Ilsyngrove woodland |
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Primroses in the woodland edge of the orchid meadow |
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Snakes Head Fritillary, orchid meadow |
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Bullace blossom in the orchard edge |
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Dog Violets, Ilsyngrove woodland |
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Viola Alba, now carpeting the orchard floor since we cleared the brambles a few years back (thanks, DR, for keeping up the good work) |
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Wood Anenome at the foot of Ilsyngrove woodland |
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and finally something completely different - new arrivals that appeared in the cart-washing pond. At least until the herons find them! |
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