Five places to see spring blooms in Suffolk
The vibrant season is just around the corner, with warmer and brighter days on the horizon.
Here are just some of the places around Suffolk where you can expect to find some stunning spring blooms.
Christchurch Park
Where: Soane St, Ipswich IP4 2BE
Amongst the busy surroundings of Ipswich is an oasis of green in Christchurch Park, with flowers growing throughout the 80 acres of lawns, trees and ponds.
The flowers are carefully arranged so you can be sure to catch a variety of blooms at their best in any month.
At the moment the snowdrops will be finishing with bluebells and daffodils coming into season soon.
Bulls Wood
where: Bulls wood Lane, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30 0JE
This wood is one of the few places you can see the rare oxlips, which are Suffolk's county flower.
If you are looking to visit then you will need to park in the nearby village of Cockfield.
Once you make it to the wood you will see a carpet of the rare flowers sheltering under the cover of the trees.
Captain's Wood
Where: School Road, Sudbourne, Woodbridge IP12 2BE
This wood is part of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust and is one of the best places to see bluebells in the county once they come into bloom.
As well as layers of purple bluebells within the forest there are also grasslands and scrub to venture through.
Nowton park
Where: Bury Road, Bury Saint Edmunds
The park is open during the day at varying times depending on seasons.
The daffodils in Nowton park (Image: Charlotte Bond) The park is spread across 200 acres of space, with Lime Avenue being lined with rows of golden daffodils once they come into bloom, and primroses and other flowers spread throughout.
Blakenham woodland gardens
Where: Little Blakenham Ipswich IP8 4LZ
Just a short drive from Ipswich, this six-acre woodland garden is home to a range of different flowers, from snowdrops to magnolias.
The garden also has several rare trees as well as a Chinese rock garden. The garden normally opens for the year on March 1.
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