As a child every Spring my mother would take me to Grovely Wood in Wilton to see the bluebells. Now I am lucky enough to have a bluebell wood on the doorstep and it’s on the Northern line in London, Highgate to be precise. Get you're bluebell fix this weekend before they go over.
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| Gypsy Gate entrance |
Highgate Wood, Muswell Hill. North London N10
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| Highgate Wood |
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| Highgate wood 2016 |
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| Highgate Wood |
Native english bluebells are a protected species, and more refined and slender than the fat Spanish variety that pop up in front gardens.
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| Native english bluebell - please don’t pick me! |
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| Highgate wood |
Peace and tranquility - who would think you could get to central London in 20mins on the tube?
Highgate Wood is full of ancient trees, oak, hornbeam and beech amongst them.
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| Oak bark |
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| New Beech leaves |
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| Bridge Gate |
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| Bye my dears |
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