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Now you see them, now you don’t Help us to keep the magic alive Evidence of bluebell trampling can often be seen along path edges. Plants that grow here can be accidentally stepped on and their growth is often stunted. Some don’t flower at all! Help us keep the magic alive. Get out there and enjoy everything that bluebells have to offer, but please watch where you put your feet. Stick to the way marked paths and don’t create new ones. See below. The damage caused by trampling along path edges. You’ll find bluebells flowering between mid-April and late May. This early flowering makes the most of the sunlight that reaches the woodland floor before the full woodland canopy casts its shade. We need your help! Please pledge to help us protect Heartwood Forest’s precious bluebells. By joining together we can ensure that this amazing springtime display appears year after year. Fill in your details and give to a Woodland Trust helper on the 12 or 24 of April and receive a limited edition car sticker and bluebell mug to show your support. During autumn, bluebell plants aren’t visible and only appear as small shoots above ground around late January. But under the soil, their bulbs store food reserves made during the previous year. In this dormant phase, bulbs also determine the number of leaves that will be produced the following spring. Thank you Bulbs underground can also suffer when the soil becomes compacted from the weight of foot fall above. Please include a note telling us why bluebells are important to you. Louise Neicho – Site Manager Your views matter Signed Print name Email Address Before CountryPostcode Note After We’d like to keep you informed about our other work to protect and restore the UK’s native woodland heritage. I do want to receive this information by email. I don’t want to receive this information by post. The Woodland Trust, Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 6LL. The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales no. 294344 and in Scotland no. SC038885. A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England no. 1982873. The Woodland Trust logo is a registered trademark. 7427 01/16 d o o w t r a He s l l e b e blu Discover a magic carpet Watch your step Every spring the woodland floor in the ancient woodlands at Heartwood is transformed into a vibrant mass of fragrant, nodding bluebells. This spectacular carpet stretching into the distance under the unfurling springtime canopy captures the very essence of British woodland. Your boots could be doing more damage than you realise. Bluebells have soft, succulent leaves that are particularly sensitive to trampling. Once leaves are damaged they die back and are unable to photosynthesise. This means they can’t put food back into their bulbs which reduces their ability to produce flowers and seeds. Protect the bluebells by keeping to the waymarked paths. THE MAGICAL WOOD ALL ABILITY ROUTE D2 D1 LANGLEY WOOD D3 Bluebell fast facts • One fifth of the world’s population of bluebells grow here in the UK. Bluebell Common name: bluebell; English bluebell; British bluebell; wild hyacinth, wood bell, fairy flower, bell bottle Scientific name: Hyacinthoides non-scripta Family: Asparagaceae • Bluebells are important early flowers for bees, hoverflies and butterflies which feed on the nectar. • All plant parts contain glycosides and are poisonous. The sap can cause contact dermatitis. Langley Wood OFFICIAL PLAY AREA in Heartwood Forest Bluebell trampling facts • Bluebell plants are unable to produce any seeds at all after 200 trampling incidents. • Sites take many years to regenerate after trampling. • Large bluebell colonies take a long time to establish – they are ancient woodland slow dispersers and take around 5-7 years to flower from seed. Damage in Langley Wood Entrance Over half a hectare (1.2acres) of bluebells have been damaged due to visitors wandering off the paths. This is almost the size of Wembley footpath pitch! Help protect further damage and allow these damaged areas to recover by sticking to the waymarked path. D1/D2/D3 Damaged areas Main routes (which help to protect the bluebells) Extra paths that have been created (do not use) Bridleway Footpath Newly planted trees