Flower Power on the Thames Path!
Next time you walk the Thames Path, keep your eyes peeled along the edges of the path, by riverbanks, and in grassy meadows — because you’re stepping into a colourful…
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Flowers of springtime on the Thames Path
Look out for springtime flowers along the Thames Path starting with hedgerow trees. The Blackthorn, a tree with spiky, dark purple branches, has many scented white flowers springing out of their tight buds. At this stage there are no leaves on Blackthorn branches. Blackthorn blossom is so thick that…
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Snake’s-head fritillary - Rare wild flowers of the Thames water meadows
Every spring the nodding bell-shaped flowers of Snake’s-head fritillary plants fill riverside flood-meadows near Cricklade and Oxford. Most flowers have purple and pink chequered flower petals, and there are pure white flowers too. This beautiful and nationally-scarce flower is named after the shape…
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