There is a silent eloquence
In every wild bluebell
That fills my softened heart with bliss
That words could never tell.
The Spring Ramble began in St Margaret’s Church Mapledurham with a reading of two bluebell poems written by the Bronte sisters to whet our appetite for what was to come.
The large company then set off up through the woods, past the monument of Father Palm, spotting our first solitary bluebell along the way.
We arrived at a beautiful copse where the air was scented with the large drifts of bluebells which formed pools of the most exquisite hue.
We encircled the golf course and diverted to take a look at the felling in Chazey Woods and the remains of the bluebells there before progressing along the Warren and arriving at St Peter’s in time for tea and cakes. Pam Reynolds and Roger Hopkinson gave most informative and interesting talks on working with Ghurkhas and aircraft regulations respectively, for which they have recently been awarded impressive medals.
Our Summer Ramble will be led by Francis Serjeant and will include a visit to the church associated with Laurence Binyon.
St Peter’s Occasional Rambles And Dawdles In the Countryside
