Tip Toe Through the .... snowdrops!

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Seven degrees. The warmest & driest day for weeks. How lucky  were we to chose this Wednesday to visit the magnificent snowdrops at Welford Park, in Berkshire. A quick cup of coffee, an obligatory piece of fruit cake, and off we went, cameras and sketch books in hand, to try to capture something of these wonders at  Welford Park.

 

Welford Park,  if you don't already know, was the original home of the Great British Bake-Off  but, fortunately for us, snowdrops come earlier in the year than Bake-Off contenders  and their wonderful creations. (Bake-Off is returning to Welford this May).  Snowdrop time, in February and March, sees hundreds of people following the carefully laid out  bark pathways through the grounds and woodland around the 5 acre beechwood,  enchanting River Lambourne riverbanks and the gardens of Welford Park to 'ooh'  & 'ahh' at the glorious sights of  one of the UK's finest snowdrop collections. Not just snowdrops but hellebores, aconites and primroses are in abundance. We walked, we sat & chatted, we took masses of  photographs, but did we sketch? Well no,  but I promise you will see something of our artistic endeavours in the coming weeks.