Spring Flowers - April 2014

Spotted by Alan Parker.

The Opposite Leaved Golden Saxifrage, common in wet areas of the park, here at the top of Fairlight Glen, together  with the much scarcer Townhall Clock. This is so named because it has a cube shaped flower head with up to 5 flowers, 4 on 4 sides like a clock tower, and one on top.

Three white spring flowers which can be seen right at the top of Fairlight Glen, by taking the right pointing arrow in the Wild Garlic picture. The Wild Garlic is abundant and spectacular in this Glen, and Greater Stitchwort is common across the Country Park. Three cornered Garlic is quite common and is sometimes mistaken for a white Bluebell, but it has a distinctive three sided stem; it is not a native plant but a naturalised garden escape.