Something else that was enjoying the sun at the marsh yesterday - this clump of Coltsfoot, an early spring wildflower. A number of these clumps can be seen on the edges of the slate path (the blossoms open when the sun shines). The flowers appear before the leaves, the shape of which probably give the plant its common name. Coltsfoot isn't a usual marsh habitat plant; I'm fairly certain it came with the slate. There is a slate quarry in Waldeck which is full of coltsfoot - I wouldn't be surprised that is where it originated.
