Growing with the linaria is a pink Japanese anemone, also self-seeded or perhaps mistakenly imported with another plant. |
Spring flowers which can be spotted in the wood at this time of year include the yellow celandine, marsh marigold and wood anemone. |
As I sat in the garden one warm June morning, a painted lady butterfly flew down to alight on a white anemone. |
Ever since that day, every year in springtime the anemone, or wind flower, as it is known, rises from the ground. |
I followed the road towards Whalley and looked down to the left where flowers such as wood anemone, primrose, wild garlic and bluebell thrive. |
In spring time the floor is bright with bluebells, wood anemone and wild daffodils and also supports the nationally rare coralroot bittercress. |