Pussy willow
A goat willow’s flowers, or catkins, known as pussy willow because they look like furry grey kittens’ paws, appear in February, one of the earliest signs of spring in the park.
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What happened here?
Somebody has stripped bark from the whole length of the trunk of tree number 5477. Why would anybody do that?
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Blatant vandalism
Caught in the act, a grey squirrel stripping bark from a willow tree near the footbridge into Village Green; spotted, photographed and chased away by Ian Bushell
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Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 