The mild weather has certainly brought on the flora in my neck of the woods.  Bluebells are flowering a week or two earlier than usual here.  Our Hawthorn tree is also a couple of weeks ahead with buds ready to open, although I suspect they’ll hold back a little now it’s turned cooler. 

Last week I had a visit from someone who lives near Manchester and she was saying how much more advanced the trees are here.  

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The mild weather has certainly brought on the flora in my neck of the woods.  Bluebells are flowering a week or two earlier than usual here.  Our Hawthorn tree is also a couple of weeks ahead with buds ready to open, although I suspect they’ll hold back a little now it’s turned cooler. 

Last week I had a visit from someone who lives near Manchester and she was saying how much more advanced the trees are here.  

What a difference a hundred (or two hundred) miles makes!

I recorded the the first bluebells near here on 24th March; the hawthorn and wild cherry have both been out for a week or two.

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