Spring is an incredible season for all wild areas, and particularly ponds. Although the land around our pond might look very green, hidden among the new grass and leaves are some very beautiful flowers, even if some of them are very small! Here are a few that I spotted in early May.
Our heading photo is Arum maculatum which is the posh name for Lords & Ladies. In the autumn the flower will have become a mass of highly toxic red berries which will be very easy to spot!
Other flowers I noticed were Common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
Wood violet (Viola riviniana)
Wood Speedwell (Veronica montana)
Using Latin names makes it appear that I know what I am writing about but that is far from the case. I use an excellent App called PlantNet, which is free and absolutely devoid of advertising.