All
Our leaders look happy and confident
We moved away from the noise of the A46
Passing banks of primroses
A good path to start with
But then we're avoiding the muddy puddles
Through a gap in a hedge
White deadnettle in flower
Peter opens the gate into Westonbirt Arboretum
Where we stop for coffee
We continue along the drive
With some old trees
Some illustrated facts
Some beautiful signs of Spring. Acer japonicum, Graham says
Some props
Something else I don't know. Graham says Acer sp
And some catkins
Missing the badger sett in the wood
We go off-piste
To avoid the mud
There's a strong smell of wild garlic emerging
Out into the sunshine
With Belted Galloways on the horizon
Lunch!
Then a difficult stile
Getting a bit stretched out
Peter leads us into Leighterton
Where wallflowers are in flower
And there's a beautiful smell. I'm told it's Daphne Odora
If you look carefully, you can see an out of focus bee at the top, but the main picture is of Ros' glove as she holds it still in the wind!
Chapel
And church
Road closed for Serious Incident but fortunately there's a route through for Pedestrians
Leaving the duck pond behind we head along the road to the cars.
Photos, captions and uploading by Sally