Our April walk

 

Cool blues, hot drinks and a temple: our April walk in Wanstead Park

Christine writes:

"Our April walk started as a blustery chilly day but happily ended with a smidgen of blue sky and sunshine. A short and pleasant walk from the tube station led us to Wanstead Park. I'd forgotten how nice Wanstead Park is, especially in bluebell season. We all agreed that we'd caught the bluebells in their prime. Carpets of mauvey blue and talk of the distinction between native British bluebells and the invasive Spanish variety. A circuit around Heronry Pond led us back to the refreshments kiosk for welcome hot drinks and (unanimously) bacon sarnies ! Luckily the Temple visitor centre was open and we enjoyed the displays about the park's history as the grounds of a long lost grand mansion. Our return to the tube station saw a couple of us tempted into Wanstead House community and arts centre, who were having an open day. We enjoyed stalls on textile art, painting, photography, ballroom dancing and more. We even learnt about post war community hall architecture. Nothing if not a varied morning out!"

Read more about both varieties of bluebell on The Wildlife Trusts website.

Fancy joining us for a walk? Look out for the next coming up blogpost.

Pictures by Christine