I was in the wood on Sunday and there were just a few bluebells out (the wood is on a north facing slope so a little behind warmer woods). I was down there again today setting small mammal traps for a survey and this is what I found!
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I also found a much rarer wild white bluebell (this wood is a long way from any gardens and only contains the true British Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus))
![2019-04-23 14.51.04 - 2056 - 25.jpg 2019-04-23 14.51.04 - 2056 - 25.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/39/39260-e23646698db6f1f3da2954ac1e9430b3.jpg)
And I stumbled upon this little fella; a Red Velvet Mite - I believe it's Trombidium holosericeum. It's about 5mm long and totally harmless![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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![_2019_04_23_1260 - 2 - 2056 - 25.jpg _2019_04_23_1260 - 2 - 2056 - 25.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/39/39259-734a0b1edb38903390169f4e693a6ffa.jpg)
I also found a much rarer wild white bluebell (this wood is a long way from any gardens and only contains the true British Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus))
![2019-04-23 14.51.04 - 2056 - 25.jpg 2019-04-23 14.51.04 - 2056 - 25.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/39/39260-e23646698db6f1f3da2954ac1e9430b3.jpg)
And I stumbled upon this little fella; a Red Velvet Mite - I believe it's Trombidium holosericeum. It's about 5mm long and totally harmless
![2019-04-23 15.08.37 - 1028 - 25.jpg 2019-04-23 15.08.37 - 1028 - 25.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/39/39261-004585f9376d2db38b5c92b24711c62f.jpg)