Today has felt a real Spring day and things are on the move.This short walk down Twiston Beck lying under the shadow of Pendle hill is one of my favourites in our area especially in springtime, spring is always a bit earlier in this limestone valley because of its lower altitude near to the Ribble Valley. It's this valley that I also visit in the late Autumn to watch the Salmon spawning.
"Whistle Down the Wind"
The early spring flowers we found today down Twiston Beck.
lovely photos these, specially the celandines, haven't seen many up here (Scotland) this year,
ReplyDeleteLovely to see a splash of colour it still seems to be in short supply David !!!
ReplyDeleteAre rampsons the same thing as ramps? I was just photographing the ramps in our woods this morning, but they are not as lush as your ramsons. I'll put the pictures on my next post (I hope tomorrow late). Looks like a wonderful spring walk.
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wilma
Hi Wilma Rampsons is the correct name for our Wild Garlic. This Plant dominates many of our woodlands in April and early May. The white flowers will soon be opening and the woodland floor will be transformed into a sea of white, you can't mistake this flower because of its strong garlic smell.
ReplyDeleteHi again Wilma
ReplyDeleteThe Rampsons spelling on my previous answer is incorrect the correct spelling is Ramsons.
The beck looks a magical place David and, as always, your photographs are gorgeous. I planted some celandine in the garden a couple of years ago and I'm delighted to see that there are quite a lot of baby ones coming up. They're a cheering flower to greet the start of the year.
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