Shelsley Walsh church – Pink Vinca – Wild daffodils – White sweet violet – First wood anemone – Spring lambs – Black phesant – Vine farm pools
St. Andrew’s Church, Shelsley Walsh. This church, nestled in the Teme Valley has a unique atmosphere. It was built mostly from Tufa from the nearby Southstone Rock in the 12th-century. 14.03.26. An interesting pink and white form of Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor, growing from a hedge. St. Andrew’s Church, Shelsley Walsh. 14.03.26Wild DaffodilsNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus is our native daffodil, seen growing in abundance at St Mary’s Church, Stanford. 13.03.26.‘Pushing daffodils’. St Mary’s Church, Stanford. 13.03.26.White Sweet Violet Viola odorata var. dumetorum. St Peter’s Church, Martley. 12.03.26. More on Sweet Violet variations coming up in a future article.My first Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa of this year. On a verge near St. Michael and All Saints Church, Great Witley. 14.03.26.Lambs in spring sunshine. Shelsley Walsh, Worcestershire. 14.03.26.A dashing melanistic black Phesant. Nineveh, Worcestershire. 12.03.26Attenuation features I recently delivered in my role at Severn Rivers Trust. Vine Farm, Nineveh. 12.03.26. See Week 10, for the Pied Wagtail that found them on the same day.
Tom the Botanist 
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