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Hyancinthoides non-scripta - Bluebell Throughout the British Isles in long standing native woodland. |
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This colourful flower carpets the woodland floor at Castramon in May. Bluebells are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which might seem strange considering the many millions growing in Castramon and in other native woods. However, Bluebells are indicators of ancient woodland and only found in well-developed native woodlands. These habitats are seriously threatened today and so the protection given the Bluebell also protects our native woodland. Not only do we find the flower attractive, but wildlife do as well and, flowering in the spring, the rich nectar it produces provides an important food source for many woodland butterflies and other insects. |
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Photo - D. Heward |
