Bluebells

This week we went to Winkworth Arboretum in Godalming, Surrey. It's a National Trust place that was planted over a hundred years ago by an enthusuastic tree and plant collector, and has since grown into a beautiful woodland with a variety of walks descending slopes to a long lake with a gorgeously peaceful boat house at one end.

It was bluebell season and the woodland is full of traditional British bluebells (smaller and more purply than the Spanish ones that abound, big and blousy, in my garden).

Here are some of the pics I took...

People talk about a sea of bluebells and it so WAS!

In some places the light fell on them and turned them a deep lavender colour.

If you're interested in visiting the place follow this link: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/winkworth-arboretum/ or if you want to try out the National Trust for a year and visit loads of places, try https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ .

We've found it really good, with a lot of different places and friendly people running it. Apparently membership also entitles you to visit some places in other countries with historical British links, so if you're reading this in a different country, or going on holiday abroad... you might find somewhere more exotic to try it out!