Actually this was in Gravesend, some 500m south of Essex. In a small park near the Thames I was with my family, and we saw both the plants in the title out in full flower, not just one of each but dozens. It was not even sunny! I know these are garden plants, but they were identical to the ones usually seen, ie Galanthus nivalis and Eranthis hyemalis. I suppose they thought spring was on the way, being in the mild days following Christmas as compared to the rather cold couple of weeks we had just before.
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