on my commute this morning:
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Mendips with some crazy fools.
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Lots out today in the North. Not the best pic, but you get the idea.
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Local woods are full of em..
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Fatties in the (New) Forest
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The first swallows arrived on our street today, the earliest arrivals are usually May 1st.
Combley Great Wood on the IOW yesterday. A riot of white and black and blue.
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I went over to West Woods again yesterday, and, despite the weather being a bit dull, it's truly spectacular, on the far side of the woods. Not overgrown with brambles, ash and sycamore saplings, or branches trimmed from felled trees.
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Just moments from my door is this scene- i love Bluebell time!
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Count Zero - those are gorgeous.
I'm leading my local WI group on a walk tomorrow evening with the soul purpose of searching out the local bluebell woods. After a reccy (the other day) to make sure they are all in bloom with the full on fragrance, it should be good.
Thank you, Bunnyhop! (Blushes furiously). It's a shame the day was so dull, but the colour was spectacular, it just put a big smile on my face; it's the first time I've ever seen such a carpet of blue like that.
Tempted to go back next weekend if the weather's brighter.
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They're out in Wakefield.
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Ooh.
Edit. Oh.
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Rubbishy mobile pic, but you can just see the carpet peeping out. Old Hollow, West Malvern.
Miss Houns and I amongst acres of them here today (some nice Singletrack and great cake. Sadly private land so no biking)
http://www.bluebellwoodsyoxall.co.uk
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Lots out today!
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With apologies to those that find mudguards offensive.
What do you call a group of Fatbikes anyway?
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Out walking last weekend. Only just checked the pics 😉
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With a smattering of Wild Garlic in Woodchester Valley on Saturday:
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Chilterns ones are just about at their best now:
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Friday night, en route to pub. Bridge of Allan.
Yesterdays bimble.
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At Gatton Park, Reigate:
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OK - how do you post a decent image here from Flickr?
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OK - how do you post a decent image here from Flickr?
In the flickr popup, you choose BBCode *[b]then choose the size you want[/b]*. It defaults to 75*75 square thumbnail, rubbish
Edit - like so
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Addition of happy mutt.
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Just starting to fade now, but it's been a brilliant year.
^^Looking good.
Might nip out tomorrow If I can finish work early enough...but they are fading for me 🙁
Satwell Woods, Chilterns
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F it I can't get it to work tonight.
Went back to West Woods again yesterday, 'cos the sun was shining. Lots more people up there, hardly anyone at all on the far side where the bluebells are at their best.
Their loss, it was lovely and quiet with barely a soul to be seen.
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For anyone who wants to find the best location for the bluebells in West Woods, near Marlborough, you want to aim for the Wansdyke Path, from the car park, aiming for Strawberry Ground in the bottom south-west, which is where most of mine were taken.
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Bike in Bluebells
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One from last year
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And one from tonight
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With thanks to "nbt".
The legendary D'Andy at Gatton Park:
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Note the Heart carved in the tree top right 🙂 by the GF many moons 🙂
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Castlewellan, Northern Ireland. Recently.
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