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Alder fruit and catkins

Alder fruit and catkins

The (roundish) fruit and (long, thin) catkins of an alder tree.

Alder fruit and catkins

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Lichen

Lichen

This lichen was growing on the gnarled trunk of an old hawthorn.

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Horse chestnut bud

Horse chestnut bud

The large and sticky buds of the horse chestnut are unmistakable.

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Crocuses

Crocuses

Not really wild, but these crocuses growing on a verge are a beautiful sign that better weather should soon be with us.

Crocus

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Frosted leaves

Frosted leaves

Leaves edged with what will hopefully be one of the last frosts of the season.

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Ivy fruit

Ivy fruit

Ivy fruit looking purple in bright, early spring sunshine. More often the fruit look black.