Category Archives: Wild Daffodils

It is the Bluebell!

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Editor

Plantlife have declared the results of the nation’s favourite wild flower vote. Whilst England voted for the Bluebell  (with the Primriose in second place), Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales voted for the Primrose. The Daffodil was in 10th place in … Continue reading →

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Britain’s favourite wild flower

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Editor

This vote has been running since March and the results will be announce in June. The wild daffodil is currently number 10 on the list with the Bluebell at No 1. Hurry if you want to vote for your favourite … Continue reading →

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Jan & Lynne’s Daffodil Travels – Picos

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Editor

 Hello Everyone. This could possibly be our last update for this trip as we leave the Picos de Europa tomorrow(Monday 8th April), and head off to Southern France and the journey back north over the next 7 days.  The last … Continue reading →

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Jan & Lynne’s Daffodil Travels

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Editor

Hello Everybody, We thought it was about time we sent you all another update on our Daffodil Reports. It has been a couple of weeks since we were last on-line at a campsite with Wifi and some really wet weather … Continue reading →

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More from Galicia

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Editor

Reg Nicholl, Gwynne Davies and Jackie Petherbridge joined Jan and Lynne Dalton in Galicia and revisited many of the sites that Jan had reported on in his earlier posts. N. cyclamineus were still plentiful around Ferreria and Corredoires and there … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Galicia

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Editor

Here are a few pictures from Jan and Lynne Dalton on their expedition in Spain

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More news from Galicia

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Editor

Narcissus triandrus is out in profusion at the bottom of our campsite and we found our first hybrid between it and N.bulbocodium a few days ago (now recognized as N.x fosteri). In botanical nomenclature, only the species names count as … Continue reading →

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Daffodil Triangle Tea Weekends 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Editor

The area around Dymock in Gloucestershire, including Newent and Kempley is known as the Daffodil Triangle or the Golden Triangle and used to be part of the wholesale daffodil trade. There are still many areas of wild daffodils, especially in Dymock Woods. Maps … Continue reading →

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Notes From Spain – Part Two

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Editor

Since our first report forwarded on 28th January both the weather and the daffodil sightings have picked up considerably. Our trip to Lires and Cape Finisterre (Cabo Fisterra) took us along the coastal road from our campsite near Ribeira, throgh … Continue reading →

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Notes From Spain

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Editor

About 10 or 11 years ago, Lynne and I revisited Galicia to try and find N.cyclamineus and hopefully, N.lagoi. This latter plant being the one as described in John Blanchard’s book on Narcissus species in the wild and attributed to … Continue reading →

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