Aconites flower from January until April. They are perennials with six yellow sepals above a ring of leaves. They sometimes form carpets on woodland floors. These were photographed in Beauchamps Wood at the edge of the path in February. These primroses were photographed near the village pond in early April. The flowers are 2 to 3 cm across, pale yellow with a deep yellow centre . These dead-nettle, photographed in early April, were growing on the bank near the Royal Oak. Dead-nettle is an annual whic.

This giant redwood stands adjacent to Beauchamps Wood dwarfing all the trees nearby. Also called wellingtonia it comes from North America. The giant redwood was discovered in 1851 growing in the Sierra Nevada. Seeds were first sent to Britain in 1853 the year that Wellington died hence its name. The giant redwood can grow to over 100 metres and live 3000 years. The cones can only ripen after a forest fire. This tree is situated in Fredville Park to the left of the track entering the Park from Easole Stre.

From being confined to central Wales in the 1920s, reintroduction programmes beginning in 1989, led to them breeding in both England and Scotland in 1992. Now we see them regularly around Nonington. These photos , taken on the Chillenden side of the village, are of two juveniles that successfully fledged locally. Emerging emperor dragonfly-photo taken at 10. Emerging emperor dragonfly - taken at 10. Emerging emperor dragonfly - taken at 10.