What a breathtaking scene, Keith! Those bluebells really make a beautiful carpet!!

I am so sorry to hear about the felling of the Beech trees...first of all because that would totally wreck me to see such lovely trees cut down. They are like people to me and it's horrifying to see them chopped down like that. Next, their timing really sucks and I'm really sorry you had to be there to be shocked and saddened by it all. :(

You did get a lovely picture though, even if it wasn't the beautiful beech trees you wanted to feature.

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments on both my outrageously ugly duck and my backlit lily! :) Glad you enjoyed them...I loved your enthusiasm for the top-down Mariposa Lily...I'm not surprised since we share the same excitement over things and those alien-like, hairy blossoms are just so COOL! You won't be surprised to learn a nickname for them is "Cat's Ears"!

Beautiful capture of these attractive flowers Keith, always a rush to fell trees before the bird nesting season, it has also happened here although work on the area will not start until late summer,

Wow, what a a wonderful springtime image.

Wonderful bluebells and fresh spring greens. Sad to hear about the beech trees. The estate beside our village had a beech avenue which is now almost gone. Some just toppled, some had to be felled. They've dwindled over the years. The lime avenue had to have drastic treatment and has mostly survived. Luckily the estate owner is very environmentally orientated and lots of conifer plantations are gradually being logged and replaced with native species.

J'aimerais avoir ces tapis de jacinthes , c'est beau

The blue carpet is absolutely wonderful against the fresh spring green! What a shame about the beech trees... I guess the time never seems quite right when they have tree felling to do and as a lay person I seldom know what reason there is for it.

It must have been so disappointing to find the beech trees felled Keith! I hope there was a very good reason for that! You have still taken a beautiful picture of the carpet of bluebells. I look forward to seeing them every year.

Thanks very much for your kind comments everyone. I'm very lucky to live so near to such lovely countryside!

I got some Bluebells today but nothing like this amazing sight. Wonderful Keith.

Glad you like it Colin............thank you.

Schade um die Buchen. In Deutschland dürfen Bäume nur bis Ende Februar gefällt werden, wegen der Brutvögel. Aber der blaue Teppich sieht wirklich schön aus!

Yes, that makes perfect sense Wilhelm..............and probably the reason these ones were felled. Glad you like the shot!

A great photo at a beautiful time of the year

Thanks Ed..............much appreciated.