Green Appleton Blog

By Helen Stedman
9th April 2024

They are on their way!

The bluebells are coming Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro!
The bluebells are coming Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro!
The bluebells are coming to bonnie Appleton
The bluebells are coming Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro!

It may have bucketed it down for weeks and weeks, the mud may still be ankle-deep, but Spring is definitely here! Peeking through the foliage, the first flowers are appearing, and in some sunny patches there is a definite haze of blue.

There are patches in the woods that still look like the Somme, and you would be well-advised to wear wellies, but come on down! Watch the annual miracle take place as Besselsleigh Woods becomes covered in a shimmering blue haze.