Aller Wood

A day of unpromising weather ahead so I decided to check out Aller Woods which I do not know very well.  Its a Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve in South Somerset near Langport.  After the fabulous carpets of flowers in Park Wood I wanted to see how good the Wood Anemones could be.

Wood Anemones – Aller Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 810_2810

Wood Anemones

A damp cold morning and as I entered the wood the few anemones around still had their heads down.

Wood Anemones – Aller Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 810_2598

Initially the wood did not look promising with only a few flowers surrounded by damp foliage.

Wood Anemones – Aller Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 810_2671

Primroses

Things looked up when I looked down.  The wood is steep and down the bottom of the bank there were lots of flowers.  Getting there down the slippery slope carrying my camera was a challenge.  I did not return home as clean as I started!

The bottom of the wood was a different world to the top.  A mixture of wood anemones, primroses and dogs mercury.

Primroses – Aller Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 810_2850

Primroses – Aller Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 810_2703