Fresh foliage and Spring flowers on Granta Park

The last week of sunshine and warm weather brought out some lovely fresh foliage and early spring flowers on Granta Park, a few of which Andy M photographed on his lunchtime walk.  Leaf buds on some of the trees are also starting to burst - including hazel, privet, hawthorn and willow - giving the woods a hazy green look.

Lovely glossy leaves of Wild Arum - some with black dots

Dog's Mercury

Small clumps of Sweet Violets on a shady bank

Almost overnight, every patch of rough grass was covered in Daisies

A humble first Dandelion

Coltsfoot

Clumps of Purple Dead-nettle scattered across the grass

The tiny but vibrant Speedwell

Hornbeam flower buds starting to expand

...whilst the Alder catkins are largely over and starting to fall

The pale green haze of early willow leaves