Spring flowers at Warley Place
The enchanting Warley Place Nature Reserve comes alive with the colours of spring this time of year! The show of blooming spring flowers take us on a journey beginning with snow drops in January, to Daffodils and Crocuses in March and on to a spectacular array of Bluebells in April. When you visit, make sure to also look out for Magnolias, Camelia, Winter Aconites, Anemones, Foxgloves and Ferns.
This peaceful woodland is a true wonder in spring when you can walk through a carpet of Bluebells. It’s not just the Bluebells that fill these woods with colour however; in spring and summer look out for the displays of other beautiful flowers such as Bugle, Cuckooflower, Wood Anemone and Dog Violet.
Photo: Alan Price/Gatehouse Studio
Once a neglected woodland, significant restoration work has taken place to improve this reserve for wildlife. This extensive habitat management has transformed the reserve and allowed the Heath Fritillary Butterfly, the UK’s rarest butterfly species, to thrive. If you visit April time, you can experience a beautiful display of blue as the woodland floor becomes carpeted in Bluebells. Other flowers that flourish as the light beams through the trees include Common Cow-wheat, Yellow Archangel, Wood Spurge and Figwort.
Why not attend our annual Bluebell Day? There will be guided walks, entertainment, activities for children and more, plus, we hope carpets of bluebells to admire!
These secret meadows, enclosed by hedgerows, burst into a sea of purple and yellow in spring as over 75,000 Green-winged Orchids and Meadow Buttercups bloom! The abundance of flowers support a grassland butterflies and the hedgerows provide nesting sites for birds. Visit from April to June to enjoy this enchanting experience!
This beautiful ancient woodland is host to some breath-taking spring flower displays! In spring, Bluebells carpet the woodland floor before shifting to bright yellow as Yellow Archangel takes hold. When you visit, you may be greeted by the musky scent of Moschatel flowers fills the air as the dew forms.
From April to mid-May, listen carefully for the serenading song of Nightingale, among the calls of other woodland birds.
Photo Credit: Andrew Goldsmith
Hanningfield Reservoir is home to many wildlife spectacles; one that is particularly striking is the bloom of Bluebells and Stitchwort across 30 acres of ancient woodland!
Would you like to experience spring time at its best? Join us on the 27th April 2019 to see Soprano Pipistrelle Bats, take a walk to see the Bluebells and listen to the dawn chorus at our Bats, Birdsong and Breakfast event!
Bluebells at Hanningfield Reservoir
