Many species of lichens are reviving in the comparative warmth (0ºC):

and spore capsules:

Amazing how they poke up through the snow …

This is worth clicking on for enlargement…

 

glacial moss?

Example of symbiosis?

Ferns are emerging too …

Stream in spring freshet…

Heavy rain at St Amants:

Several of the above, including the rainstorm above, are worth clicking on to see the detail.

Soon we’ll be seeing spring ephemerals attracting insects.

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