A walk through the woods ... ! x

Hello, would you like to come on a walk with me and Mr Moo ...

We are in the woods to look at the bluebells, the sun is shining and its a perfect day for a ramble.

The walk takes us over a bridge over a babbling brook ...

A view of the babbling brook through the ironwork on the bridge.

Oh look ... do you see a little bridge over there ... unfortunately we not able to cross it but its so lovely to admire it from afar.

Now take a deep breath and you can smell all around us the wild garlic ... I love the smell do you! Mr Moo and I start to plan what we could make with it ... Mmmmmmm!!

I have found this recipe since for wild garlic pesto ... Mmmmmmm me thinks its worth a go!!

Lets carry on with the walk ... it takes us through a small patch of woodland ...

Where we are going ... 

And where we have come from ... the dappled light is just beautiful! Can you see all the wild garlic!!

I love trees and look at this one, the roots are hanging onto the hill and keeping this magnificent tree upright!

And here amongst the wild garlic is a coppiced tree left for the bugs to create a home in.

Now we cross a field or two ... look at this proud tree, from the bare branches we should be able to tell which tree it is ... do you have any ideas?

An orchard of apple trees, all coming into blossom.

And while this walk is to look at the bluebells, I can't help but take pictures of other flowers and fauna ...

Buttercup ... so shall we see if you like butter lift up your chin and we will see ... oh ... yes you do!! Correction ... this is in fact a Lesser Celandine ... still beautiful though. See this wonderful link for a close up!

I'm not at all sure what this flower is ... do you? The colours are beautiful aren't they!

Its a Wood Anemone!!! 

Look at these new sycamore leaves in the sunlight ... 

A big gate in the middle of nowhere ... I wonder where it leads ...

A blanket of bluebells ...

And one bluebell up close in all her glory ...

So which way to go ... can you see Mr Moo saying 'Hello'.

A quick picture as we cross another bridge of Mr Moo and I.

And so our walk takes us further into the woods ... a haze of blue covers the ground!

I take a quick shadow picture ... Mr Moo is reading the map to work out which way to go next ... sssh don't tell him I have taken it!

We have decided which route to take and on we go ... ooh can you see the beehives!

Another bluebell ... oh did I tell you we thought it would be a good idea to count how many we see?

I do love woodland walks.

The bluebells look wonderful amongst the trees ...

You can see the leaves unfurling on the trees, its a wonderful time of year seeing all coming back to life again!

Look at the blue skies ... sigh!

A blossom tree, all around it had been coppiced leaving this tree standing proud.

The coppiced trees are drying out ready to be made into charcoal.

Another waymarker for the bluebell walk ... which way shall we choose?

Oh look a pinecone ... 

We choose a way to go and go deeper into the woods.

The bluebells are everywhere ... fabulous aren't they!!

A little green dell in the woods ...

And through to the main path again ...

A quick rest and a look at the map ... we're at B so close to the end of the walk, the promise of tea and cake powers us on!

  a beetle ...

A few more snaps of the bluebells ... 

Oh there's me amongst the bluebells ...

Wow ... look at these a carpet of bluebells ... magical!

All around us ... !!

A dandelion ... I haven't picked so I won't be wetting the bed as we used to say at school ... but they are pretty aren't they ... !

One last picture of bluebells ... so pretty and delicate ... what a fabulous colour!!

Then back to the Village Hall for tea and cake ... look Mr Moo chose the one with fresh cream!

The cakes were homemade and delicious! What will you have?

On the way back to the car shall we pop to the Church and look at the Art Exhibition?

They were all fabulous pieces ... and such a pretty church too ...look who are in residence ...

They were flying in and out of the church porch ... a fantastic sight!

The churchyard is full of old gravestones, a bit morbid I know but I do love them, the detail of the stonework  is amazing!

We look back at the church before heading back to the car.

We wonder about this ... it looks like a mangle ... but is there a well there? Oh the Mystery!!

And so we have come to the end of the walk, I hope you enjoyed it, we enjoyed you being on the walk with us.

bye, bye,

xxx