Bluebells on hillside -sign of lost woodland
On east side of Ewe Hill, near Grobdale of Girthon farm at roughly NX 617 638 on slope of Ewe Hill [had GPS so could have given 10 fig map ref if had presence of mind to note it...] found patches of bluebells growing through dead bracken.
Checked with my brother Kenneth and he said the bracken helps conserve bluebells - but both would originally have grown under tree cover.
How long do bluebells survive after the trees have gone? And a quick google search has not given a quick answer. I have posted the photo taken this morning - click to enlarge.
posted by Unknown | 7:22 AM
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Bluebells are a sign of ancient woodland in England, but it is not necessarily so in Scotland. Because of where it is, however, there is a good chance that it was once wooded.
Bluebells, if undisturbed, can probably hang around indefinitely.
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