Spring came late in 2013 arriving, it seemed to me, as I walked the footpath along Burton Hills between Burton Upon Stather and Alkborough. A different native flower, plant or tree made me stop at almost every step. This Spring I had the time to really look in a way I don’t remember ever doing before. It was magical.

I set myself an impossible project: to photograph every type of plant (and animal) I saw along a one-mile stretch of the path. Here’s what I found.

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