Bluebell Time!

The month of May is one of the loveliest times of the year in Cumbria.           Bluebells, wild garlic and wood anemone, amongst many other native wildflowers,    jostle for space in their woodland habitats.

Bluebells galore in Millwood

A carpet of Wood Anemone in Sea Wood, Bardsea

 

 




 The entrance to Sea Wood and an almost hidden doorway into neighbouring Wellhouse Wood.
  
A combination of ancient woodland, shingle coastline and limestone slopes, with stunning views across Morecambe Bay, awaits you when you visit the Bardsea area. 

The village of Bardsea with the spire of Holy Trinity Church and the limestone outcrop of Chapel Island

Sea Wood borders Birkrigg Common, an area of carboniferous limestone, where ancient relics can be found amongst the bracken.

The inner ring of the Druid's Temple, Birkrigg

The Bronze Age stone circle at Birkrigg, locally known as the Druid's Temple, dates between 1700 and 1400 BC. The circle consists of two rings of stones, the outer measuring 26m and consisting of 15 stones and the inner being 9m wide and consisting of 10 stones. Five cremations were found within the central ring. 

Bardsea Folly

View of Morecambe sands from Birkrigg

 Spring blossom in Wellhouse Wood

 

Wild garlic in Sea Wood

Millwood can be found on Walk 5 on this leaflet:
http://www.barrowsportscouncil.org.uk/userfiles/file/Doorstep%20Walks%20Leaflets.pdf

Sea Wood:
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=4639#.UZZ6O0qBWSp

Birkrigg Druid's Temple:
http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/birkrigg-druids-circle/ 

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