A walk through ancient hedgerows and farmland in the sunshine on Monday gave great views of the blackthorn, now in flower. Blackthorn is a thorny shrub from the rose family. It bursts into life in March and April, when sprays of bright white flowers appear en masse, Blackthorn has flowers before the leaves open out, unlike hawthorn, which has leaves and then flowers together, a key distinguishing feature in Spring-time.
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