Red admiral on daphne, winter aconite with bees and snowdrop with bee
#JoinMeOnMyWalk with a #throwback from 19th February 2023 and a red admiral surprise at #DunhamMasseyNT. Doesn't feel like I'll be seeing a #butterfly for a long while yet but it's nice to revisit this early one. @photohour.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN
This tree has witnessed over 500 years at Dunham Massey. The tales it could tell!
#ThickTrunkTuesday with my favourite tree at #DunhamMasseyNT. This fabulous oak has stood in the same spot for over 500 years. Hoping he wakes again in spring. @nationaltrust.org.uk #trees #vitaminN
Beautifully coloured squill with a bluey purple and electric blue line
#TuesdayBlue with fabulous Siberian Squill aka Scilla at #DunhamMasseyNT last Saturday. An early reminder of bluebells due out in the next couple of months that share the purple blue and electric blue contrast. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk
Stunning pink Japanese cherry
#MagentaMonday with a fabulous Japanese cherry flowering last Saturday at #DunhamMasseyNT #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk
Narcissi, light reflecting on the fountain, Daphne, fabulous amber witchhazel, pink salix catkins (willow) scilla, hellebore, a fabulous stripey tree trunk, camelia, cherry blossom, snowdrops and a friendly swan
#JoinMeOnMyWalk A lovely bright dry visit to #DunhamMasseyNT gardens today to admire all the #flowers springing to life. Drifts of snowdrops, amazing cherry, fabulous walkway of witchhazel and beautiful swans on the lake. @photohour.bsky.social #bloomscrolling #cheshire @nationaltrust.org.uk
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two #pink #wildflowers growing in #DunhamMasseyNT #NationalPark after a #spring #rainshower the vibrant #colour advertises its #nectar to the #insects and #wildlife in the #park. #wildflowerhour #ThePhotoHour see more from a #local #photographer at www.darrensmith.org.uk/livingthings2
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Whose Nose, a #friendly #cow in #dunhammassey #nationalpark #DunhamMasseyNT #nationaltrust in #Cheshire peers across the #farmers #gate to see what we offer #farming #farmlife #countryside #northwest #PictureOfTheDay #nature #naturelover. For more see www.darrensmith.org.uk
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The #deer #house #DunhamMasseyNT in North West #England dates back to the 18th #century and is worth a #visit. Shot using #UKNikon by an #awardwinning #photographer. #blackandwhitephotography #architecturephotography See www.darrensmith.org.uk for more and to order a #print
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The #hall #DunhamMasseyNT in North West #England dates back to the 17th #century and is well worth a #visit. Shot using #UKNikon by an #awardwinning #photographer. #blackandwhitephotography #architecturephotography See www.darrensmith.org.uk for more and to order a #print
Here's a new rose from the #DunhamMasseyNT Rose Garden - Rosa 'Bordure Abricot' complete with a few light frosty sparkles #Bloomscrolling #RoseWednesday
So many varieties of roses at Dunham Massey walled garden
Have a blooming lovely #RoseWednesday with just a few from the incredible #rose garden at #DunhamMasseyNT from Sunday, glorious blooms and the scent was heavenly. #DailyFlowers #bloomscrolling
Sweet peas, chicken of the woods mushroom, beautiful roses, the magnificent 500 year old oak tree, a cornflower, azalea, comma and meadow brown butterflies, a purple frilly poppy and red deer.
#JoinMeOnMyWalk From a glorious #DunhamMasseyNT last Sunday. Beautiful #flowers, #butterflies and #deer. Perfect. 💚 @photohour.bsky.social #vitaminN #positivity #joy
This mighty oak tree is one of the oldest trees on the estate and is over 500 years old.
#ThickTrunkTuesday with a magnificent #oak #tree that's over 500 years old and still going strong. #DunhamMasseyNT @nationaltrust.org.uk
Bright yellow chicken of the wood high up on a yew tree
Fabulous structure
#MushroomMonday Chicken of the woods on a yew tree yesterday, very high up hence under shot at #DunhamMasseyNT yesterday. The colour is incredible and makes it unmistakable. #Mushrooms #fungi #vitaminN
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Whose Nose, a #friendly #cow in #dunhammassey #nationalpark #DunhamMasseyNT #nationaltrust in #Cheshire peers across the #farmers #gate to see what we offer #farming #farmlife #countryside #northwest #PictureOfTheDay #nature #naturelover. For more see www.darrensmith.org.uk
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The #hall #DunhamMasseyNT in North West #England dates back to the 17th #century and is well worth a #visit. Shot using #UKNikon by an #awardwinning #photographer. #blackandwhitephotography #architecturephotography See www.darrensmith.org.uk for more and to order a #print
Stunning tulips in full bloom last Saturday
#TulipTuesday from wonderful #DunhamMasseyNT last Saturday. How incredible, so many colours/shapes! Well done, it looked amazing! @nationaltrust.org.uk #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN #joy
Incredible oak tree, over 500 years old
Incredible oak tree, over 500 years old
#ThickTrunkTuesday from #DunhamMasseyNT My favourite oak on the estate, over 500 years old, has woken for another year. Oh the stories it could tell! #trees #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk
Hundreds of tulips outside the house at Dunham Massey this weekend
#MagentaMonday Part of the fantastic #tulip display at #DunhamMasseyNT last Saturday. Fantastic, these remind me of candy canes! #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk
A stunning yellow tree peony
#SundayYellow A stunning yellow tree peony at #DunhamMasseyNT yesterday, just by the incredible tulip walk. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk
Dozens of colourful tulips greeting camelias, azaelias & rhododendron, along with bracken hearts and unfurling fern fronds on our wander today
#JoinMeOnMyWalk A #tulip -tastic visit to #DunhamMasseyNT this morning, with the gardens looking so pretty with dozens of tulip varieties. Good to see the deer & spotted the parakeets up in the trees though it's harder now they match the new lime leaves! @photohour.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
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The #deer #house #DunhamMasseyNT in North West #England dates back to the 18th #century and is worth a #visit. Shot using #UKNikon by an #awardwinning #photographer. #blackandwhitephotography #architecturephotography See www.darrensmith.org.uk for more and to order a #print
So nice to wander round the winter garden at #DunhamMasseyNT yesterday. The first of the snowdrops soon to be followed by thousands more spring bulbs, and shrubs like this gorgeous witch-hazel sparkling in the January sunshine #FlowersonFriday #GardeningFeed
