{"id":5288,"date":"2018-05-07T20:41:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=5288"},"modified":"2018-11-10T20:44:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T20:44:25","slug":"bluebell-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=5288","title":{"rendered":"Bluebell Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5292 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020556.jpg\" alt=\"Woodland floor carpeted with Bluebells \" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020556.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020556-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020556-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020556-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A woodland floor carpeted with Bluebells always a wonderful sight.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5290 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020707.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of an English Bluebell\" width=\"473\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020707.jpg 473w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020707-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020707-225x400.jpg 225w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020707-338x600.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">The intricate beauty of the Bluebell&#8217;s flower is easy to miss in the wider spectacle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5293 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020623.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells in an ancient woodland\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020623.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020623-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020623-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020623-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lit by a shaft of sunlight piercing through the woodland canopy\u00a0bluebells were said to ring when fairies were summoning their kin to a gathering. Unfortunately if heard by a human it would be their death knell. On a warm, still morning their scent can be quite heady.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5294 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020647.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells in a shaft of sunlight \" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020647.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020647-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020647-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020647-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5291 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020653.jpg\" alt=\"Badger Sett \" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020653.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020653-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020653-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020653-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>At times it seems that almost every Bluebell wood is home to Badgers with this Cheshire woodland being no different. The unmistakable sett is too often easy to find with well trodden paths leading through the Bluebells being a giveaway.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5289 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020701.jpg\" alt=\"Badger trail leading through the woodland \" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020701.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020701-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020701-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1020701-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Badger trail (to the right of the Red Campion)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woodland floor carpeted with Bluebells always a wonderful sight. 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