A year without a visit to King’s Wood at Bluebell time is unheard of, but this year it happened later in the year due to the winter being so harsh, followed by a rather cool spring. It means that the Bluebells have been at least two or three weeks later than in the last few years.

I made several trips to my favourite local wood at East Blean during April.  I have been visiting this wood for several years now and I find it interesting to see how different each year is.  The hardest winter for 30 years has made a really big difference to when the spring flowers have been at their best this year.

A visit to Nymens in West Sussex, a property looked after by the National Trust. It was lovely after a such a long winter to see so many spring flowers.

Today saw us visiting Ightham Mote, a property that we had visited before but today the plan was not only to visit the house but to have a walk too taking in part of the Greensand Way.

What a difference some warm spring sunshine makes for us all. After what seems a long cold winter, we enjoy a visit to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park where we see the animals also enjoying the change in the weather for the better.