Latest from the wood (updated every Friday): At last one sees the bluebells in their full glory in much of Beatons Wood, as they respond to the much needed rain and warmer temperatures. The final video showing bluebells at their best, will be taken early next week.

Every spring, Beatons Wood, our ancient oakwood, appears as:

1. A fresh green carpet of emerging bluebell leaves

2. A white display of wood anemones

3. A unique view of green, white and blue as the English bluebells emerge

4. Followed by the many vistas of blue when the bluebells are fully out

5. The wood darkens as the leaves on the trees unfurl and bluebells fade leaving calm and tranquility

The timing of this sequence is dictated by the soil temperature, not by us!