| Jan |
Canary Wharf Light Festival |
|---|---|
| Feb |
Snowdrops: #swc353 Knebworth Circular; #swc53 Overton to Whitchurch; #cw1.51 Henley to Pangbourne |
| Mar |
National Lottery Open Week - free entry to gardens, Hampton Court etc. Wood anemones: #cw1.15: Leigh to Tunbridge Wells; #short43 Lesnes Abbey Woods; #cw2.20 (option b) Robertsbridge to Battle |
| Apr |
Azaleas: #cw1.18 Sunningdale to Windsor - in Saville Gardens (Windsor): also Isabella Plantation (Richmond Park) |
| May |
Bluebells : Late April-early May: #swc353: Knebworth to Hitchin; #cw2.5 (option ab) Tring to Berkhamsted via Dockey Wood and Flat Isley; #cw1.9 Shiplake to Henley via High Wood and Greys Court; #cw2.13 (option e) Guildford to Boxhill; #cw1.47: Ockley to Warnham.......and many more (see our Nature Blog) Early May: for late bluebells plus rhododendrons and azaleas: #cw1.42: Holmwood to Gomshall via Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Kurume Azaleas in Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park: #SWC.261: Norbiton to Hammersmith Ashwell at Home - for open gardens - #SWC91 Baldock Circular - usually the 2nd Sunday in May - 11 May 2025 Cow Parsley: #SWC.91: Baldock Circular ; #cw1.8: Bures to Sudbury |
| Jun |
Apple Blossom: #cw1.28: Chilham to Canterbury; #SWC299 - Teynham to Faversham; #cw1.36: Borough Green to Sevenoaks Buttercups: #cw1.8: Bures to Sudbury; #SWC190 - Thame Circular; #SWC.194 - Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Aylesbury Oxeye daisies: #cw1.10 Beaconsfield Circular Leigh on Sea folk festival ~ late Jun Poppies: #cw2.22 Amberley to Arundel |
| Jul |
Sandwich folk festival ~ 4 & 5 July Lavender: Late July - #Short.23 - Banstead to Woodmansterne; #cw1.36: Borough Green to Sevenoaks ; also in Letchworth Garden City |
| Aug |
Pride Parade in Brighton: ~ 1st Sat in Aug Heather: #cw1.27 Milford to Haslemere |
| Sep |
Heather - and berries, fruits and nuts. Start of fungi (mushrooms) in woods Heritage Open Days |
| Oct |
Deer Rut - Bushy Park, Richmond Park Sussex Bonfires - Oct and Nov. Late October - early November: autumn leaf colour: #SWC.140 - Wendover Circular via the Lee and Swan Bottom; #cw1.45: Princes Risborough to Great Missenden; #cw1.47 Ockley to Warnham |
| Nov |
Brokham Bonfire, Lewes Bonfire, many "smaller" ones in Sussex |
| Dec |
Christmas Fair: #cw1.7 Garston to St Albans |
For a more comprehensive list of SWC walks with flowers, particularly our bluebell walks, please see the Nature Pages / Where to Find Wild Flowers
