I was up bright and early this morning and am currently writing from an East Coast train approaching the border with England. Usually by now the oilseed rape is starting to extend upwards, but this year it has been held back and looks like being weeks later than recent years. No surprise there then! Hazel (used for pollen if there is nothing else around) would often be over but is in full flower in many places. I had said that willow was nearly out in some favoured spots, but most of it is still sitting tight. The warming weather in the next few days may bring it on.
I'll be gazing out the window all the way to London, so I'll let you know later what is happening in the warm South.
G.
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