Bow Wood Bluebells

 Bluebells are in flower again so it's time to head out to Bow Wood near Cromford.





















We chose a slightly different walk this time - shorter and not so steep, zigzagging back and forth on the side of the hill rather than up and over which we thought would be too strenuous for Dylan the dog.

Sunshine through birch trees

I'd hoped the path would bring us out higher, to see the open field of flowers at the top of Bow Wood, (see the longer walk here) but, after initially rising, it curved gently downhill to the back of the John Smedley factory.

It was only a mile or so in length but even so we saw an incredible amount of bluebells, and this will definitely be an easier path to follow with my grandson in a year or two.

As if the bluebells weren't exciting enough in themselves, we also spotted a heron in flight, and a fox slinking his/her way across a nearby field.

a well-earned rest

As the walk had turned out shorted than expected, and Dylan was still fairly energetic, we added on a short detour along Lea Bridge spur of Cromford canal, before returning to the car near High Peak Junction.