The areas of Brede High Woods that were coppiced two years or so ago have now just about reached their best so far as bluebells are concerned. This is a good example of chestnut coppice with standard oaks, a traditional pattern of woodland management that favoured a great variety of wildlife. Many English woods like this are now relatively dull conifer plantations.
As well as their extrordinary depth of colour bluebells cast a wonderful hyacinth-like perfume on the air.
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