Help us record hazel tree flowers this winter! 🌳 🌰 Hazel catkins are the male flowers of the #HazelTree. They’re a fluffy sign of a woodland in mid-winter and the first step towards a hazelnut crop, but did you know they can also help us track the impacts of weather and climate change on #wildlife? 🌡️ The timing of hazel flowering events in the UK is temperature dependent and is influenced by winter temperatures in December to February. 📈 According to the #StateOfUKClimate report, hazel flow

In spring, hazel is laden with pretty 'lambs tail' catkins and in autumn it produces nuts popular with wildlife. It's also distinguished in legend as a magical tree that provides you with protection. Why not plant one in your own garden? It responds well to close pruning and it will create a haven for wildlife. The nuts are eaten by woodpeckers, nuthatches, jays and native mammals such as red squirrel, wood mouse and bank vole. Plus caterpillars love the leaves! Purchase one today at http://www.