Piethorne Bluebell woods

An area that we have now visited on a couple of occasions brings us to this delightful scene. I took dozens of pictures of scenes like this but I cannot share them all. This and the next photo gives you an idea though.

Hyacinthoides non-scripta is a bulbous perennial plant found all over Britain. Over the space of a few weeks in spring, from mid-April onwards, bluebells set our woodlands ablaze with their bright blue flowers. The UK is home to more than half the world’s population of bluebells, making it our unofficial national flower. Their presence is a sure sign you are in a very old woodland.
(Common bluebells are a protected species in the UK.) Picking the flowers and digging up the bulbs carries a heavy fine.)
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