A carpet of daffodils, which precedes the bluebells each year, have bloomed at Beatons Wood – home of Arlington Bluebell Walk.
Beatons Wood is currently open each Wednesday and Saturday, between 10am and 4pm.
While the Bluebell Walk is open – from April 4 until May 8 – Beatons Wood is open daily.
Owner John McCutchan, 88, runs the site with the help of The Bluebell Walk Advisory Group.
John’s late wife Carolyn McCutchan planted the wild daffodil seeds in Milennium Avenue many years ago. Each year, John and his garden team tend to the area, separating large clusters and planting surplus bulbs, to improve the display for the following year.
A number of charities benefit from donations from the Bluebell Walk every year. Between 1972 and 2024, the walk raised £1,073,457 for local organisations.
For more information, visit: www.bluebellwalk.co.uk.
9. Beautiful carpet of daffodils on show at Sussex woodland
Bates Green Garden. Photo: Justin L
10. Beautiful carpet of daffodils on show at Sussex woodland
Bates Green Garden was designed and planted by Carolyn McCutchan over a period of many years from 1968. Photo: Justin L