Mendip Bluebells
Bluebells at Steep Holm – Between Dulcote and Dinder, Somerset, UK. ID 810_7667
Around Wells in Somerset is a patchwork of little woods. It is difficult to tell from the map where one ends and another begins. In spring they are full of bluebells. But if you go into the woods to pick some you may never come out – like many woods there are fairies guarding the flowers.
Biddle Combe
The woods in the Mendip Hills are full of bluebells in spring. From Wells a steep tangled combe leads up into the Mendips.
Rainbow Grotto – Biddle Combe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0904
In these woods the fairies are supporting the NHS through our difficult times.
Woodland Bridge – Biddle Combe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0887
The narrow footpaths are lined with bluebells.
Bluebells – Biddle Combe, Somerset, UK. ID JBA_2130
Pen Hill
From Biddle Combe you can cross the Bristol road and drop down the track to the Gorse Plantation.
Bluebell Wood – Pen Hill, Wells, Somerset, UK. ID 807_3640
This is a private patch of woodland but from the dry-stone wall there is a sea of bluebells and ferns.
Bluebells in the Gorse Plantation – Wells, Somerset, UK. ID 825_9759
Underwood
Further down the hill, Round Wood hugs the northern edge of an old quarry.
Bluebell Woods – Round Wood, Nr Wells, Somerst, UK. ID JB3_6042
Park Wood
But the prize for the best bluebell wood near Wells must go to Park Wood.
Bluebells of Park Wood – Nr Wells, Somerset, UK. ID 810_7269
In the early mornings the spring sunshine warms a woodland floor covered in bluebells.
Bluebells of Park Wood – Nr Wells, Somerset, UK. ID 810_7424
Park Wood is an important part of the cultural landscape around Wells. Wells has a long history and so does this wood. The wood was once much bigger. It was cut by the East Somerset Railway line and the main road to Shepton Mallet.
Bluebell Dawn 7 – Park Wood, Wells, Somerset, UK. ID 804_3650
Longwood
However, the best know bluebell wood in Mendip is Longwood. Hidden around a corner of Cheddar Gorge its circular woodland walk is the best way to see the bluebells.
Bluebells – Longwood, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_3005
Spring Morning – Longwood, Somerset, UK. ID 825_0621H
Each year the wood is covered by bluebells and wild garlic.
Wild Garlic and Bluebells – Longwood, Somerset, UK. ID DSCN5442
Look out for a few white bluebells.
White Wedding – Longwood, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_3032
Lots Grassland
Not far from Longwood is Lots Grassland.
Spring Hedge Laying – Lots Grassland, Somerset, UK. ID 821_0590
It may be a grassland but Lots still has its own collection of bluebells.
Bluebells and Yellow Gorse – Lots Grassland, Somerset, UK. ID 821_0777
The hedgerows are full of bluebells.
Bluebells – Nr Lots Grassland, Somerset, UK. iD 821_0554
GB Gruffy
Across the lane from Lots Grassland is another field of bluebells.
Bluebell Border – GB Gruffy, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_2896
The name gruffy, comes from groovy a local name for this uneven land. It lives up to its name with lumps, bumps and holes everywhere.
Bluebells and Hawthorn – GB Gruffy, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_3525
Donkey Field
At the far end of the Mendip Hills. Is the coastal village of Uphill.
Bluebells in the Donkey Field – Uphill, North Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6252
Next to a patch of woodland is the Donkey Field. Once home to the donkeys that gave rides on the beach this field is covered in bluebells and cowslips.
Donkey Field in Spring – Uphil, North Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0467
And Finally…
Beacon Hill Wood is famous for its autumn colours. But in the lower parts of the wood it puts on a hidden display of bluebells.
Woodland Bluebells – Beacon Hill Woods, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0811
