Hopehouse Lane
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79 Lane-side Plants to Look for this Spring (Hopehouse Lane, 2025)
They reckon your brain works better after a walk in nature, and I agree. Every day I spend at the office, I go on a short walk. Hopehouse Farm to St. Peter’s Church via Hopehouse Lane. This post explores the botanical diversity encountered during that walk.
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This Week in Photos: 1st-7th of March (10)
Gateway to Heaven – Plough by sunset – This could be anywhere in the world – Early Dog-violet – Coltsfoot Rock – Old ant hills – Pied wagtail pond – Greenfinch vs Siskin Notes: It has recently become the time of year when you can wake up to daylight and even squeeze a short walk…
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This Week in Photos: 23rd February – 1st March (9)
The verdant bus – Lesser Celandine – First blossom – Searching Stanner Rocks – Grassland vs wet woodland Notes: The thing that doesn’t show in these photos is the birdsong. Everywhere I’ve been, the birdsong has been omnipresent. A stark contrast from the previous months, and along with the spring sunshine, is very welcome indeed.
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What’s Flowering? Early May 2025 (18, 19)
This week it’s more of a highlights reel, as I was away in Porto and I’m writing this well into week 20. But there’s potential for a hybrid Viola and I managed to catch Mountain Pansy in Shropshire…
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What’s Flowering? 7th-13th April 2025 (15)
It was warm this week, with highs up to 19 degrees Celsius. Bluebells have started to fill the air with their distinctive fragrance in woodlands and hedgerows alike. We have reached peak Cuckoo-flower, which is springing up along hedge banks and damp grassy places all over the county, along with Jack-by-the-hedge.In arable fields, rapeseed is…
