Bluebells in Skellingthorpe Old Wood

I wanted to be too cool for school and avoid this season's bluebell hype, but I went for a local bike ride to Skellingthorpe Old Wood and found myself very much getting involved.

 

Although Old Wood is managed by the Woodland Trust as plantation, there are sections that haven’t been managed in many years and are covered in carpets of these delicate flowers. I moved very carefully in this section of the woods following animal trails created by the deer, bluebells are very sensitive to disturbance and I like the follow the “leave no trace” principle as much as possible when I navigate sections off-footpath.

 

This is a tableaux I happened across deep into a stand of mainly birch, an Ash tree stood on the embankment of a dried up stream catching the last of the evenings side-light surrounded by blue. The sounds were incredible, birds singing their last flurry of song before the sun set and the aroma of pollen, birch and pine oil filled the air. If only for the experience, this photograph was well worth taking.

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