Forest of Bowland

Whilst in England recently we did our favourite walk near Stocks Reservoir in the beautiful Forest of Bowland.

The wild moorland and isolated farms of the upland area at the head of the river Hodder, contrast with the mixed woodland, managed by the Forestry Commission, which makes up most of the walk.

Despite the rugged nature of the landscape there are always pockets of interest and we found so many sights to remind us that spring is here.

A few photos from the walk... from the top... coltsfoot; frog; frogspawn;larch rose; lesser celandine; primrose and finally primrose with wild strawberry.....

 

 

If you want to see a plethora of primroses, see Susan's blog here.

Now that is a sight to see!

"Feels like Spring..."

We lost count of the number of times we said "feels like spring" yesterday afternoon, but the signs were all around us as we walked through the woods near Braslou.

We mentioned the butterflies yesterday. Today it's the turn of the flowers....

Gorse, Lesser Celandine and Spring Cinquefoil gave a colourful display..

Less obvious were the tiny flowers of Common Chickweed..

And lastly one of my all time favourites..

 

For yesterday at least, Spring put in an appearance and we hope very much that it's here to stay!