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Anyone planning on visiting this year?
April 15th is when my area seems to peak in a normal spring, off out later to have a scout around but from what I have seen I recon it might be a week later. May take a wonder up to this place and loop back round to Ashridge Estate as not been there before eitherare they out yet? seems quite early, but I guess we haven't really had a winter!
There are some woods near saffron walden that look stunning (if you don't mind some light trespassing to get into them) - https://goo.gl/maps/rmc2e6wqHFMHapv88 for anyone local!
Bit of a revival given its that time of yearare they out yet? seems quite early, but I guess we haven't really had a winter!
There are some woods near saffron walden that look stunning (if you don't mind some light trespassing to get into them) - https://goo.gl/maps/rmc2e6wqHFMHapv88 for anyone local!
Dokey wood unfortunately has been a victim of its own success. the decision a couple of years ago to charge people during the peak season weekends was a disaster in my mind it added nothing to the experience and adding loads of signs saying do no walk here with more and more pathways blocked its a real mess which is so unfortunate. If the car park is full and you choose to park safely off the road further up the national trust will also put a piece of paper on your car warning you not to park there.
No there hasn't ever been timings for the wood you can visit anytime avoiding any charges if necessary. They will normally have a representative there during peak times of the day to apply the charge during a few weeks of the bluebell season.So is there timings now when people can visit?
I can't seem to find any timing online...
Ah right so they are charging for 10 days or wherever that's detailed on the website.No there hasn't ever been timings for the wood you can visit anytime avoiding any charges if necessary. They will normally have a representative there during peak times of the day to apply the charge during a few weeks of the bluebell season.
Yes that's right any time you like, enjoy hopefully you will see so early bloom from them.Ah right so they are charging for 10 days or wherever that's detailed on the website.
So I could go this weekend and walk around no problems at any time.
Looks like there's already flowers around so might be worth a visit since I'll be near Luton anyway.
I assume thats the woods on the car park side? The main honeypot spot is the other side the road and is a small square plot, be quite hard to get lost there!Visited Dokeywood today.
Pro tip: don't get lost in the woods especially just before sunset and that too if there's cloud above your head
I assume thats the woods on the car park side? The main honeypot spot is the other side the road and is a small square plot, be quite hard to get lost there!
Took a wander over to Hitchwood yesterday and recon next weekend will be good, theres quite a bit of colour but the flowers have yet to open into the bells, they are just blue spikes at the moment.
Havent had chance to look but may have some nice mist shots, annoyingly it was drifting so was getting 30 seconds of nice light then 15 minutes of dullness. We walked a 7mile loop around the area and was like being in the clouds at times right up till 12pm when the sun came out