Wenlock's Wood. The road to faerie

[cmcmck]

Most of the ancient forest we have here in north Shropshire is oak woodland with birch and rowan on the higher hills.

I grew up in the southeastern county of Kent where, being downland, a lot of the woodland is chestnut and chestnut woodland provides the finest displays of bluebells anywhere in England.

Locally, we have the chestnut woodland known as Wenlock's Wood and this year's bloom has been magical!































I'm only sorry I can't share the scent with you!

Comments

[davidgillon]

In which case you'll know what I mean by the Lordswood Lane/Chatham Maidstone Road roundabout by Asda. The verges have always been a bit hit and miss there, but there was a good covering of bluebells there when I was stopped at the lights last week. It's not too far from the woodland that runs alongside Lordswood Lane, but far enough that you wouldn't necessarily expect them to spread to the Chatham side.

[cmcmck]

I know where you mean!