Doulting Snowdrops

Church of St Aldhelm - Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0536

Church of St Aldhelm – Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0536

I have been looking out for churchyard snowdrops recently, and I was really pleased to discover these at the Church of St Aldhelm in Doulting.

Snowdrops - Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0514

Snowdrops – Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0514

Snowdrops are usually planted, but in locations this like they quickly naturalise as they grow well amongst trees.

Snowdrops - Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0471

Snowdrops – Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0471

The cultural association between snowdrops, new life and rebirth may be one of the reasons they are often found in cemeteries and churchyards – Grantham Ecology

Snowdrops - Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0459

Snowdrops – Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0459

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