| 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 (free access to heritage sites incl National Trust) London Open City (free access to heritage sites in London) |
| 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
