Spring bluebell nature guide

As you dip into shade of an ancient British woodland from the cool, Spring sunshine you catch a faint fragrant scent on the breeze and find your path surrounded by a carpet of delicate purple bluebells, harebells, cra’tae’s, calver keys, fairy flowers...

A mix of fact, folklore and with original illustrations by me, Agnes Becker, this digital download nature guide will enrich your visit to the bluebell wood, inspiring wonder for and connection with the natural world and our place in it.

This guide also includes a link to a YouTube audio recording of an imaginary walk through the bluebell wood with photos in case you are unable to go to the woods yourself.

Once you have purchased the guide, you'll be sent an email with a link to download it.

Please contact Agnes Becker at agnes@wearestardust.uk with any questions or for further information.

Format: PDF

Printable
Number of pages: 4
Print double sided in colour (pages 1-2) or in black and white (pages 3-4), fold into quarters and take on your walk

References

References are given in the order of the different sections within the guide.

At a glance

• https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants-and-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/bluebell/
• https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/8890/Hyacinthoides-non-scripta/Details
• https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/bluebell

Intoxicating

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938686/
• http://www.cbif.gc.ca/eng/species-bank/canadian-poisonous-plants-information-system/all-plants-common-name/english-bluebell/?id=1370403266847
• https://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/B/Bluebell/Bluebell.htm
• https://vpisglobal.com/2015/04/29/78095/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2580874 
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/cardiac-glycosides

Enchanting

• The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care, pp88 
• https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote/features/bluebell-inspiration-and-myths
• http://www.witchipedia.com/herb:bluebell

Tragic

• http://madelinemiller.com/myth-of-the-week-hyacinthus/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hyacinthus

Precious

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/mar/13/conservation.wildlife
• https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/6-things-you-might-not-know-about-bluebells
• Read more about how to spot the difference between native and non-native bluebells: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants-and-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/identify-native-bluebell/