A sign that spring is now well on the way are the bright yellow star shaped flowers of lesser celandine (ficaria verna) that are appearing all over the Parish, but most noticably at the moment in the bottom of hedges. This plant should not be confused with greater celandine (Chelidonium majus), which is a different plant altogether.
As one of the first flowers to appear after winter, they provide an important nectar source for queen bumblebees and other pollinators emerging from hibernation, and other early insects.
