Woodland Trust

Nature's CalendarNature Detectives

Get out into the woods this weekend - see what signs of spring you can spot!

Timothy. Pete Holmestimothy

Phleum pratense

  • A common fodder grass
     
  • Stems up to a whopping 1.5m!
     
  • Cylindrical flower head up to 15cm long
     
  • Sometimes with a purple tinge.
     

Where foundrecord

Meadows, waysides and waste ground.

When to look for

  • Flowers June-August