Woodland Trust

Nature's CalendarNature Detectives

Is spring late where you live? Take a walk in the woods and see what you can find to record

Bluebell. Pete Holmesbluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scriptus

  • Bell-shaped, deep blue flowers
     
  • A tall stem

Often grow so closely together they form a unique carpet - one of nature’s most stunning displays. Britain has the finest bluebell carpets in the world.
 

Where foundrecord

All over the country, in woodland, grassland, heath, scrub and hedgerows.
 

When to look for

  • Bluebells usually flower in April and May