Bluebells in Bucknell's Wood
| Published: 7th May 2008 17:05 |
A bluebell filled glade in Abthorpe’s Bucknells Wood on Bank Holiday Monday.
THE BLUEBELLS in Abthorpe’s Bucknells Wood are absolutely stunning this year. Glade after glade in this Forestry Commission ancient woodland are carpeted almost as far as the eye can see with the familiar much loved vibrant blue flowers. In the warm sunshine the bluebells’ intense scent heralds the arrival of summer.
An anonymous cuckoo’s call completes this wondrous attack on the senses. Visitors wishing to see this typical English scene must hurry as within a week or so the bluebells will be past their best. Now that the Forestry Commission has closed the visitors’ car park on the Silverstone village side of the wood, drivers must take their chance of finding a parking space alongside the road if they wish to explore Bucknells from that side.
Far better, if they have a couple of hours to spare, to experience the wood from the Abthorpe side. Park at the pub or by the church and then walk up Brackley Lane until the houses give way to countryside. About 200 metres after negotiating the second set of gates across this ancient unpaved byway, veer left over the stile into Bucknell’s Wood where the bluebells’ magnificent show begins.
Make sure you wear your wellies as many of the paths are still muddy from the winter’s rain. But hurry as within a few days this miraculous display by Mother Nature will be over for yet another year.
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