A Bluebell Walk with an Unexpected Church Surprise

We called in at Pamphill, near Wimborne, Dorset, purely to see the bluebells in the wooded area. There is a free car park right next to the wood. It seems to be quite a popular spot with dog walkers, especially as there is a green nearby.

I know they are weeds but I also like the yellow dandelions as well.

Amongst the blue bells were a few white and pink bluebells, as well. You had to look a bit closer to spot them.

It turned out to be much more than seeing the bluebells as at the end of the drive there was St Stephen's Church. I later learned (via the National Trust website) that the church was built in 1907-1908 by Henrietta Bankes to honour her husband, Walter Ralph Bankes. The church is built from Purbeck limestone and has a very quaint look about it.

The church was made even prettier with the cherry blossom tree right next to it.

The wild garlic flowers were also coming through. There was no aroma, though. You would normally smell it before you see it, but it's a little too early, yet.

The stitchwort was also dotted around the woodland. There seemed to be plenty of them once you started noticing them.

We also had an unexpected surprise with seeing two bulls in the same field. One was reaching up to chew the leaves from the trees. I very rarely see two bulls in the same field, never mind this close to one another. Perhaps it's because there were no cows present.

We took a leisurely walk back to the motorhome. The ground was nice and flat. It took us less than an hour to walk around and look at everything. It wasn't too busy when we went but I can imagine it can get busier at weekends. It was a good place for taking photos, especially in spring.

To say it was only a small area there was a lot to see and the place was so colourful with lots of different varieties of flowers and plants. It turned into a much nicer visit than we expected and is definitely somewhere worth stopping if you are in the area.