Portland, Dorset, UK. 26th June, 2017. Exceptionally hot and sunny weather in Portland has produced a bumper, early crop of juicy cherries Credit: stuart fretwell/Alamy Live News


Weymouth and Portland often enjoys the highest sunshine hours of any UK borough. Palms are common in local gardens and, this year, the long hot, sunny spell has resulting in all of the cabbage palms in the area sending out huge, jasmine-scented flower spikes at the same time !


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Location: Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset, UK
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