Over the weekend we visited our local woods to see the bluebells in flower - they are a bit later here than in most places, but spectacular once they are in full bloom.
What struck me was that there were more people than usual in the woods and most of those had come to see and, in some cases, photograph the bluebells. Maybe some of these people only visit the woods at this one time of year. If so, they no doubt expect the woods to be still there and the bluebells to be in flower, which gives me hope as it means they care about the future of this patch of nature.
As long as there are sufficient people who care about these iconic sights in nature then maybe they won't disappear altogether. We need lots of people to care and to stick up for their local patch when it comes under threat, which means at other times they should be able to enjoy it. In the meantime though we need our local Wildlife Trusts, the Woodland Trust and the National Trust, etc to own and manage these sites, which means funds from subscriptions or grants, so that we can continue to take these places for granted.
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