Philorth Woods have this week caught up with trees in the south and have blossom to rival that in the preceding post.
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| Wild cherry trees fully in blossom Whilst walking through the wood towards Mains of Philorth we suddenly came upon great drifts of snowy blossom. The silver birches in the distance are just starting to green up. The rooks are also aware that it is Spring and are busy querulously nesting, the wood is loud with their chatter. |
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| A cherry branch against the sky, the blossom is spread along the younger branches |
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| Blackthorn |
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| Blackthorn blossom |
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| Daffodils and the Lesser Celandines which carpet parts of the wood The old name for the policies at Philorth was Bungyietoun. This name was in use until 1669 when Mains of Philorth replaces it. Bungyietoun is derived from the Gaelic buidhe - meaning yellow place and toun, Scots for a farm. David Murison states that this probably refers to the colour of vegetation such as broom, Grey Granite likes to speculate that the carpet of celandines contributed to the name. |
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