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eSxhpaerreieynocuers 6Cumbernauld Glen
Scottish Wildlife Trust
Wyaoneu@drwweboxilulupdledelbirflieeoeltvnlrecuimesttsoasgosenese A patchwork of ancient woodlands
#LoveWildlife and meadows that come alive with
superb shows of bluebells in May.
TOM MARSHALL Where is it? Exit M80 for A8011.
Follow signs for Cumbernauld
cTahneyovsemreplol wgoerodevteoroy:thoinnga warm, sunny day it Theatre. Park opposite the theatre.
else in the wood Reserve is a short walk. Map ref. NS
777 763.
Where is it? O B3387 on the road Where is it? A mile north of
from Bovey Tracey. TQ13 7TT. Pontrobert towards Llanfihangel. 7 Castle Woods
SY22 5JF WT of South & West Wales
3Barkbooth Lot Ancient wood with mosses, lichens
Cumbria Wildlife Trust 5Gobions Wood and veteran trees over the river Tywi.
A mix of open fell, grassland and Herts & Middx Wildlife Where is it? A mile west of Llandeilo.
ancient oak woodland, rich in Trust Park by the fire station o the A40
birdsong and dragonflies. Mostly wood, but also and walk down Dinefwr Park Drive.
Where is it? A mile west of grassland, hedges, ponds and Map ref. SN 615218
Crosthwaite. Map ref. SD 418 909. wetland. The ancient trees
and soil make it particularly 8 Bunny Old Wood
4Coed Pendugwm rich in fungi: 558 species have Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust been found here. Some of the reserve may have been
Bluebells to knock you o your feet, Where is it? Next to 18 Mymms tree-covered since the ice age.
under majestic oak and beech. Drive, Potters Bar. AL9 7AF. Where is it? O A60 Loughborough
Rd. NG11 6QQ. Map ref SK 579283.
9Baal Hill Wood
Durham Wildlife Trust
Seek out the 400 year-old ‘Bishop’s
Oak’ among the bluebells, and many
ancient woodland flowers besides.
Where is it? Nr Holywell Farm,
Wolsingham. DL13 3HE.
10 Arger Fen & Spouse’s Vale
Su olk Wildlife Trust
A mosaic of ancient woodland
alongside fen meadow, and one of
the best bluebell sites in the UK.
Where is it? Near Assington,
Sudbury. CO8 5BN.
For more
infomation
and to find
a bluebell
wood near
you visit
wildlifetrusts.
org/bluebells
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