April

Tufted Sedge

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Tufted Sedge Carex elata Photo: Jo Parmenter

I went to a bit of fen that was cleared of scrub last year, and the extra light along the ditch edge has resulted in Tufted Sedges flourishing.

Neglected Chickweed

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Greater Chickweed Stellaria neglecta  Photo: Janet Higgins

During my lunchtime walk around Bowthorpe Marshes, I noticed a patch of chickweed, growing in the long grass beneath some trees, along the edge of a the footpath.

Bogbean

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Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)   Photo: Suki Pryce

Bogbean growing like a weed in a pond north of Felmingham, late April. I've never seen it growing like this before.