I noticed the first of the Wild Strawberry flowers on our lane today. The flowers are easy to spot as they appear before the rampant summer growth of the hedgerows which tend to hide the tiny strawberries when they appear in early summer, as you can see in the picture below. Wild Strawberries have a delicious flavour, which is much more intense than the cultivated varieties. They are best eaten straight off the bush, while still warm from the sun.