Phenological Diary - 20th November

Noticed a few things recently;

1. the leaves from the silver birch finally fell this week - more or less the last leaves from the trees

2. the winter green manure bean crop started to show this week, probably about 2-3 weeks after planting

3. ladybirds are finding places to hide; there's a gaggle of about a dozen just inside the front door; planning to leave them alone to see what happens in spring

4. the blueberry bushes have also lost all their leaves after a colourful display of red