Unlike in other parts of the country, here in Teesdale we dont have many areas of woodland that at this time of the year have a great show of a carpet of Bluebells. Maybe the soil isn't quite right, maybe the altitude doesn't suit them or even perhaps they are here and I just don't know about them yet.
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited out to a customers farm for a look at their Bluebell wood. The weather was just about perfect with bright sunshine filtering down through the trees. It was only a short visit and the flowers were just about at their peak so I was able to get a couple of good shots. I hope that I will be able to return there in the next day or two with the intention of capturing them at their very best.
Love bluebells. As you sometimes visit the Lakes, perhaps you should make a note to visit Rannerdale Knotts, near Buttermere next year, where the bluebells manage without woods, and march up the fellside in a glorious carpet of blue; in still conditions the scent is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. If you check out the North-western fells section of the website you will see the Rannerdale Bluebells under Whiteless Pike. I agree though, the bluebells there are well worth a visit.
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