When you think about the flora and fauna of the Lake District, it’s Wordsworth’s ten thousand daffodils which perhaps first spring to mind. But in the 72 acres of beautiful rural woodlands across Wild Boar Estate, it’s the abundance of bluebells that captures the inspiration of visitors. Rannerdale Knotts near Buttermere and Skelghyll Woods just above Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa are also great places in the Lakes to enjoy the springtime spectacle.
Every April and May the woodland floor is awash with the vibrant bluebells in a range of hues. Every once in a while, a lucky guest may even spot the rare white bluebell, an albino flower lacking the usual pigment that gives the plants their traditional blue colour.
Wild Boar Estate is an ideal habitat for bluebells. Populations of the wild flower take a number of years to establish themselves and are therefore a protected species.
According to the National Trust, it has been estimated that the UK is home to around half the entire world’s bluebells. No wonder then that they are a symbol of British heritage and a bucolic emblem of our green and pleasant land.
There’s nothing quite so soothing as a wander in the forest and the chance to come across a clearing chockful of bluebell beds in full bloom as the springtime days begin to lengthen into the glorious summer ahead.
The grounds team her at Wild Boar Estate take great care in protecting our bluebells. This delicate flower is easily damaged if trodden on. The plant’s leaves are particularly sensitive to damage and need protection to absorb sunlight and strengthen the bulbs.
So we always ask visitors to stick to our marked paths and photograph the bluebells from the edges of their natural woodland flower beds. In doing so, we can all protect the fantastic blue carpet of colour which emerges every spring!
So if you want to enjoy the vibrant spectacular of bluebells in the Lake District, why not come along and dine with us before a walk in the private woodlands at Wild Boar Estate?
If you’re an early bird, you may have the woods and flowers all to yourself before perhaps booking in for a sumptuous Lake District breakfast at the hotel’s restaurant. Or as the shadows lengthen and the colours change towards the back end of the day, work up an appetite for a savoury afternoon tea, which could be ordered as a picnic with basket and blanket to enjoy in the woods or an evening meal in the Grill and Smokehouse restaurant.
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