Bluebells
The bluebells went back a long way...
-no special effects tweaking here, the sun did it for me!
And Kevin caught me-
ps- is this font too small?
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Helena
"I don't believe in God. But I miss Him." ~Julian Barnes
Posted by Mrs Mac at 8:15 pm
subjects: bluebells, Highwoods Country Park, video
Apparently, not too many years ago, this whole area was woodland. Houses, roads and shops later, only part of the wood remains. The remainder is now called Highwoods Country Park. Much reduced, but at least this means that it's protected now!
Part of the wood has been coppiced regularly since Tudor times and continues to be managed this way. There is a small log-cabin type visitor centre, serving tea and coffee, and selling little pocket-money things like pens and pencils, and rubbery bugs for scaring sisters with.
There is a lake, a hill covered in grass (it gets covered with picnickers in the summer!), a meadow, and marked walks and cycle routed through the trees. We recently found another bit, a wilder bit, fewer paths. We hadn't known it was there!
Posted by Mrs Mac at 2:48 pm
subjects: bluebells, Bob The Bear, Highwoods Country Park, red campion, woods
...and if I make any pennies from this link I'm giving them to the cat home up the road :)
(any pennies made from this link will be going to the cat home up the road!)