Cherie's Place » woodland

A Six Mile Trek…

CherryPie — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:18:51 +0000

… linking pathways together

Wet Woodland

CherryPie — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:54:22 +0000

These photographs were taken in the middle of March just after the severe flooding we had in the south of England.

Bluebells

CherryPie — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:11:24 +0000

Attingham Park

CherryPie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:37:21 +0000

I invite you to join me at Vision and Verb, where you can find out more about one of my favourite places to visit when I want to spend a relaxing hour or two.

Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:31:19 +0000

It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.

David Bailey

Footprints in the Leaves

CherryPie — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:04:23 +0000

Beisbroek

CherryPie — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:59:59 +0000

Following the visit to the abbey we moved on to Beisbroek which is just outside Bruges and is one of two big country estates situated side by side in the woods. Beisbroek covers 80 hectares and contains trees, footpaths, heathland, picnic areas, a deer compound, a cafeteria and a castle that serves as interactive nature centre, a planetarium and an observatory.

The first port of call was to be the cafeteria for lunch although we managed to do an accidental detour on the way. The woodlands were magnificent, the trees were showing off their spectacular autumn colours and the ground was covered with a carpet of leaves.

A Bit of Relaxation

CherryPie — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:08:28 +0000

After my hectic week of Union business I took advantage of the lovely weather at the weekend and went to visit one of my favourite gardens, Hodnet Hall. The garden has lots of features and and is a wonderful place to relax. It is only open some weekends and bank holidays so I was lucky to be able to catch it un a sunny day when I wasn’t busy. And I do so love the bluebells at this time of year

There have been gardens at Hodnet since the 11^th century when the Heber-Percy family constructed their first house in the parkland, their serious development began in 1921 by the late Brigadier Heber-Percy. Today, the 60+ acres are renowned as amongst the finest in the country. Forest trees provide a wonderful backdrop for formal gardens planted to give delight during every season, woodland walks amongst flowering shrubs and a daisy chain of ornamental pools.

The Restaurant serves light lunches and afternoon teas.
Special Open Days 12 noon to 5 p.m.

You are going to have to wait for more pictures of my recent visit (although here is another), but for a taster some pictures from previous visits are here and the map of the gardens can be found here.