26K views · 2.5K reactions | Hazel catkins  Wild food, medicine & identification  #hazelcatkin #hazeltree #hazeltrees #hazel #foraging #education #naturelover #naturelove #nature #plants #foraging #tree #trees #homeiswhereourheartis #knowledgetoforage #wildfood #wildmedicine #naturesmedicine | Home is where our heart is | Facebook

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