Flowering gorse on Walberswick Common
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Flowering gorse on Walberswick Common
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 1 May 2011
The Common comprises over 162 acres (65 hectares) of land, mainly heathland, in and around Walberswick. It was once traversed by the Southwold to Halesworth railway line which has since been dismantled, with sections of it serving as footpaths. The Common is managed by the Walberswick Common Lands Charity (founded in 1901) which uses the income from its lands to protect the environment and provide charitable benefit to the inhabitants of Walberswick. Gorse is closely related to the brooms and all species have yellow flowers, some with a very long flowering season. The only species native in most of western Europe is Common Gorse (Ulex europaeus). Common Gorse flowers most profusely in spring, but it bears flowers throughout the year and there is an old saying that when gorse is out of blossom, kissing is out of fashion. Other names for gorse are furse, whin and furze.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.316304
Longitude
1.649318