You have to search for the small red tassels that are the female wild hazel (Corylus avellana) flowers that will be the nuts. They’ve probably been there for some time as the male flowers or catkins are almost over in this very mild winter.
I’ve read that the wild hazel is a good pollinator for large nut hazel varieties, but there is hardly any overlap in flowering times here.
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Fuglevennlige planter
English: A series of 3 articles written for Birdlife Norway’s magazine “Vår Fuglefauna”

Marsh Tit pair
There was a pair of marsh tit (løvmeis) in the garden one day this week and they showed some interest in a nest box. Hoping for first time nesting in the garden of this species! In the video, it can be seen interested in an unopened hazel catkin, which are eaten by other tits.
Brighter today
Everything was much brighter today after a very wet Wednesday and wet heavy snow was weighing all the branches down and I even had to avoid hanging branches to get out of the front door. Wonderful to have some snow at last, but it sadly won’t last…
Below are pictures of hazel in flower (the branches bent so far that the catkins are pointing upwards) and my yew tree bent so far that it touches the ground.