The UK Woodland Seasons (Chapter 1 - February)

Late February marks the end of Winter and the dawning of Spring.

This year tree buds of Wild Cherry seem to be making the first move and the Oak buds are beginning to swell too. The woodland floor has been alive with the presence of a profusion of Snowdrops for a month or more.

Wild Daffodils are now beginning to open, gradually changing the woodland floor from white to yellow.

The long yellow Hazel catkins are now past their best but still the most colourful thing at eye level or above.
Looking upwards there is no barrier to the sky and sunlight is able to reflect off the woodland floor, turning the dead leaves into a sea of gold.

The green shoots of Dog's Mercury and Bluebell threaten to steal the gold away at any moment.