Bluebells at Attingham
By janelloyd
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I looked at the rain this morning and thought – no chance of doing the borders as planned today and then I felt a blog coming on- earlier last week one sunny evening we popped across to our local National Trust Park at Attingham.
The bluebells were at their best and so here are a few of the pictures that I took
The Trust have marked out a path for people to follow for best effect so here are a few shots that we found
We chose to go quite late of the evening -so things were quiet and we saw lots of rabbits and pheasants and a thrush gave us a song as we walked through the woods
The bluebells featured strongly but other wild flowers blended in to give a canopy of flowers – such as the wild parsley – well that is what I call it – in fact it is very similar to a plant I bought at Malvern Show called Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’
The bluebells became more dense as we moved through the woods
Each individual bell is perfect I think and well worth a close up
The additional flashes of colour – pink for the Campion
and the odd plant of white bells – not sure whether these are wild or cultivated but they added a splash of contrast to the paintbox colours stretching away into the woods
A lovely walk – Attingham is well worth a visit
18 May, 2015
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Beautiful.....a wonderful time of year!
18 May, 2015
Nice bluebells! Thanks for sharing your walk! I really appreciate seeing what's going on in your part of the world. Interesting!
18 May, 2015
All the bluebells have been amazing this year, thanks for sharing your walk Jane...
18 May, 2015
Hello -Thorneyside - yes mine have been good this year -they look good with the yellow welsh poppies
Hello - Paulspatch - yes Spring is so refreshing makes me determined to beat those weeds in the border!!
Hello Bathgate - I love walking with my camera and trying to capture shots that do justice to our countryside
Hello Snoopdog - and so your a Shropshire Lad !
Hello Linclass - the bluebells were the best ever I think
Thankyou all for calling by and leaving a comment - Jane
19 May, 2015
That's a beautiful place. Thanks for taking us on your walk. The bluebells are very colourful. I love this time of year and blue is my favourite colour lol :)
I used to live near a bluebell wood when I was little. We used to pick them in those days. I hope nobody does that now.
20 May, 2015
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More lovely bluebells, mine are all finished, the few I have.
The pink flower looks like a campion or bladderwort.
18 May, 2015