Woodland Trust

Nature's CalendarNature Detectives

Is spring late where you live? Take a walk in the woods and see what you can find to record

Colt's-foot

Tussilago farfara

  • Broad, simple triangular shaped leaves, which appear after flowering
     
  • Small, yellow, daisy-like compound flowers on an erect scaly stem in the spring.
     

Where foundrecord

Absolutely anywhere. It’s considered a weed and springs up in almost any soil, from dune to wasteland, roadside to hedgerow.
 

When to look for

  • All year round for the leaves
      
  • February-April for the flowers