Plants and trees are in a state of confusion as the mild start to winter and bizarre mix of temperatures leaves them struggling to decide what time of year it is.
Studley resident Mike Rothery snapped these daffodils in bloom on the Barley Mow roundabout despite the fact it is only the start of December.
Redditch Borough Council workers have also been witnessing some unusual sights as they tend to woodland and plantlife around the borough.
Gavin Boyes, the council's landscape and arboriculture officer, said: "It has been an odd year in terms of the climate. We have gone through almost a mini-spring as it was warm and then we had a little cold snap and then we have this milder weather.
"A lot of oaks, even though the colour has changed, they are holding onto their leaves when normally they would be long gone. Some of the hazel and Sambucus are preparing to come into their growing season and they would not start until early March. A lot of honeysuckle in the woodlands has gone through bud in some places," he said.
"It doesn't pose any real challenges. We can expect more damage if the weather suddenly changes because the buds are vulnerable to the cold but in most species it should come back no problem. Probably the biggest issue will be if we have a cold snap and a sudden leaf fall in one foul swoop."
According to Worcestershire based Netweather there does not seem to be any sign of the cold snap forecasters were expecting materialising.
Forecaster Stewart Rampling predicted close to average or slightly above temperatures during December and the first part of January but he added they expected it would get 'aggressively' colder from the second half of January or February with temperatures falling below average.
