Field Maple (Acer campestre) (08/05/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Those are the little green flowers. No other Maple quite like it given this combo of flowers and leaves.
Field Maple (Acer campestre) (08/05/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The weird little green flowers.
Field Maple (Acer campestre) (08/05/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Can grow to 20 metres, but smaller in the woods here.
Field Maple (Acer campestre) (08/05/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic Maple leaf, although they vary a bit. Norway Maple instead has rather more complex leaves (and is a massive tree). Silver Maple has silvery leaf undersides. Cappadocian Maple has pointed leaves.
Field Maple (Acer campestre) (08/05/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Another leaf shape - thsi time showing the underside which have prominent veins.
Field Maple (Acer campestre) (08/05/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. And another leaf shape!
Field Maple (Acer campestre) (08/05/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.