A frequent question we are asked is "what was your winter like?". My response this year is that it feels like we have had three consecutive winters! The cold temperatures persisted well into May...finally it feels like spring (or is it summer?) has arrived and the warmth this week is balm to the soul.
Consequently, most of the spring flora has been held back (as well as the vegetables!), with many flowers just bursting out of their buds this week.
Here is a round up of some of the wildflowers that are decorating Enlli at the moment...some bold and brilliant, like the golden Gorse; others hidden and delicate, like the tiny blue starry Spring Squill.
The European Gorse (
Ulex europeaus) has been spectacular this year, apparently a sign of a good summer to come!
Each head of gorse is full to bursting..
Bird's foot trefoil (
Lotus corniculatus) lining the track
The foxgloves are only just starting to open
In sheltered spots the Thrift or Sea Pink is flowering well, but the usual carpet of flowers amongst the maritime heath on Pen Diban is lacking this year.
Spring Squill (
Scilla verna)
Bluebells flowering at the edge of Ty Pellaf wetland
Ragged Robin (
Lychnis flos-cuculi)
Cuckoo flower (
Cardamine pratensis) another delicate flower found in the wetlands
Brooklime (
Veronica beccabunga - great Latin name!)
Dandelion clock - so pretty (as long as it's not in my polytunnel!)
Great Horsetail (
Equisetum telmateia)
English stonecrop (
Sedum anglicum)
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