Fritillary Sunday at Ducklington

Situated near the River Windrush, the fritillary meadow near the village of Ducklington is open to public on only way day a year (http://www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk/events/fritillary/the-background-to-fritillary-sunday/).
Unlike Iffley meadows, there are more fritillaries in a smaller area and despite the cold wind and lack of sun, it is an impressive sight on a Sunday afternoon:
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Although they are not normally known for attracting bees, they were several making the most of the short time span the flowers are in bloom:
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And on the village pond, appropriately in the village of Ducklington, were the first ducklings of the year.
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Another impressive display of snake's head fritillaries can be found at Magdalen College in Oxford http://viewsoftheock.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-flowers-of-magdalen-college.html