THERE will be a chance to enjoy some of the best bluebells in south Shropshire before they disappear for another year.

One of the best places to see bluebells is near the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is now run by registered charity, Grow Cook Learn; connecting people to the food, history and landscape of the Shropshire Hills.

Following its popularity last year and to celebrate May being National Walking Month, Grow Cook Learn has teamed up again with local walks leader, Keith Pybus, to bring you the ‘stunning’ Bluebell Walk on Sunday (May 7).

The walk will start at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre at 10.30am and will take approximately two hours. It will be 3.5 miles of easy walking along mostly field paths and quiet lanes, including a few gentle ascents.

Keith Pybus is a qualified walks leader and arch storyteller.

“There’s a magic about our bluebell woods which has attracted the nation’s poets and made it our most popular wildflower,” he said.

“Britain has between a quarter and half of the world’s bluebell population. They are a most precious resource: it takes five years from seed to flower and 35 years for the bulbs to extend their cover by just 70 strides. If a bluebell wood is lost it can take 100 years to re-generate.”

On their return from the walk that costs £5, walkers will get a 10 per cent off voucher to use in the Discovery Centre café. Booking is advisable, either on 01588 676060 or at the Discovery Centre reception.