Bluebells?

[MartiniDave]

Anybody got any sign of them yet?

In one of my local woods "Waresley" in Cambridgeshire, we've got wood anemone, primrose, cowslip and marsh marigold, but no sign at all of the bluebells which are usually starting to show by now.

Dave

 

[treadlightly]

I was up in my wood at the weekend and while the bluebell leaves are well out there is no sign of the stalk. Normally at this time of year a few flowers are just beginning to bloom and they are at their best last week of April, first week of May.

This year with the exceptionally cold start to spring they are going to be late. TBH I don't ever remember them this late so will be watching them closely over the next couple of weeks.

 

[dwardo]

Lots of leaf, not a stem or flower in sight.

 

[rik_uk3]

Some in flower, all the daffodils are out though.

 

[bearbait]

Wood Anemones are out with Celandines, but no Bluebells yet (@ 1,000' in mid-Wales), although the leaves are coming on nicely. No Blackthorn flowers yet either.

Have been keeping an eye out for a while and finally saw my first lot of Frogspawn of the year on Saturday in the Black Mountains above Grwyne Fawr reservoir. Seems very late.

 

[treadlightly]

This is developing into "Bluebell Watch". Rik has the first sighting of flowers so far, not surprising they are ahead in mild south wales compared with the mid wales uplands and my 600 foot high spot.

 

[Bluezephyr]

There is a house in the village that has 9acres of bluebell woodland, the owner opens it up every year for a village fete, sale and walk around the woods to raise money for the church, in the last few years the bluebells have come later and later, the event is this coming weekend and there's nothing to see!

 

[bearbait]

First Cuckoo for me today. Curlews have been here 3/4 weeks or so now.

 

[MartiniDave]

I saw my first swallows on sunday (20th), and for the first time ever I found the "sawdust" produced by a green woodpecker drilling out a new nest hole, but still no bluebells!

Dave

 

[Bushwhacker]

Starting to show now.


Orchids are coming.

 

[MartiniDave]

I'm happy to say they are now showing in Waresley wood, not quite up to their full magnificence yet, but on the way. Looks like the badgers are having a good time munching the bluebell bulbs too!

Dave.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Showing in Deepdale in Bedfordshire yesterday when we ambled round it.
Martinni dave if Waresley wood is your local woods you must know the duncombe arms in waresly.
Your pretty close t me as it goes.

 

[ged]

Just a few out here in Derbyshire, this year they are a couple of weeks later than usual.

 

[MartiniDave]

Oh yes, I know the Duncombe Arms, very nice food and good ale too.
I do have other woods that are just a bit closer, but Waresley is my favourite of my local woods.

Dave

 

[Trencakey]

A fair few have appeared here in the last couple of days and this morning heard the first cuckoo

 

[Elen Sentier]

Just opening nicely here in the Welsh Marches. Woods full of anemones, celendines, cowslips coming out nicely, primroses, fritillaries, dog violets, dandelions the size of coffee cups, kingcups in the pond, flags coming along. There are still some violets but the little narcissus are gone over and setting seed well.

behind every creative woman there's usually a very talented cat ...

 

[MartiniDave]

Best of all, I've got a pair of goldcrests nesting in a fir tree in my garden! Fantastic!

Dave

 

[Man of Tanith]

Oh yes, I know the Duncombe Arms, very nice food and good ale too.
I do have other woods that are just a bit closer, but Waresley is my favourite of my local woods.

Dave

Only been around the woods once.
Been t duncombe arms many times.