Limb Valley bluebells 1

In late April and early May, the bluebells in the Limb Valley fill the woodland floor with a blue haze and a gorgeous scent. These are the proper native wild bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

The cultivated garden variety, the Spanish bluebell, Hyacinthoides hispanica, is neither so beautiful, nor does it smell so sweetly. The danger is for the Spanish variety to escape and hybridise with native bluebells :-(