Same woodland….but a very different Spring

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Shipley Woods

Same woods that hosted the snowdrop spectacular yesterday…. but a very different feel.

The character is very different.  This is the windward side of the wood, the opposite side of the hill…… and the winds of late have done a great job of sweeping the woodland floor. There are still some leaves about but for the most part the woods have had a ‘Spring Clean’.

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The early morning sun added a warm feel to what was in reality a cold morning

but I couldn’t resist a last peak at the Snowdrops….

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23rd February

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