{"id":55503,"title":"Eastham Woods \u2014 Bluebell Quiet","description":"Hello again, explorer. &nbsp;Bran here. &nbsp;Something wonderful is happening in the woods","content":"<p><strong>A Little Explorers Journal entry with Bran the Robin<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p>Hello again, explorer. Bran here.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/rh6td1c3rfpdwavknrxr4fwpme2ejb6rs7ewbuz3kph3mzs7.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=wirral-wear-230302&amp;v=2\" alt=\"rh6td1c3rfpdwavknrxr4fwpme2ejb6rs7ewbuz3kph3mzs7.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=wirral-wear-230302&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><p>Something wonderful is happening in the woods.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Not loudly. Not all at once.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Quietly.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Look around you.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>All across the forest floor, small blue flowers have begun to appear.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>These are bluebells.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>At first there are only a few, tucked between the tree roots and fallen leaves. But each day more appear, until the woodland slowly turns soft blue and violet.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you stand still for a moment, you might notice how peaceful the woods feel when the bluebells arrive.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The tall trees hold the sunlight high above, and the flowers spread gently across the ground below.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It feels almost like the forest has laid out a quiet blanket of colour.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Even the wind seems to move more softly here.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Bluebells do not stay forever.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>They bloom for only a short time each spring.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Which is why noticing them now is such a special thing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>You arrived just when the woodland was beginning to change.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI Emoji', sans-serif;\">\ud83e\udeb6<\/span> Explorer Notes<\/strong><\/p><p>\u2022 Can you see how the bluebells lean gently downward?<\/p><p>\u2022 How many shades of blue or violet can you find?<\/p><p>\u2022 Can you walk quietly so the woodland stays peaceful?<\/p>","urlTitle":"eastham-woods-bluebell-quiet","url":"\/blog\/eastham-woods-bluebell-quiet\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/eastham-woods-bluebell-quiet\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/wirralwear.com\/blog\/eastham-woods-bluebell-quiet\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1773957839,"updatedAt":1773959232,"publishedAt":1773959231,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":228867,"name":"Wirral Wear"},"tags":[{"id":4287,"code":"little-explorers-journal","name":"LittleExplorersJournal","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/little-explorers-journal\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/qhuohfgsvsovhjby0cogsheyhaxyqivpmdewhr4utl0wa0sv.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/qhuohfgsvsovhjby0cogsheyhaxyqivpmdewhr4utl0wa0sv.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/qhuohfgsvsovhjby0cogsheyhaxyqivpmdewhr4utl0wa0sv.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":52606,"title":"A\u202fSeason\u202fof\u202fSmall\u202fAdventures \u2013 Autumn\u202fon\u202fthe\u202fWirral","url":"\/blog\/a-season-of-small-adventures-autumn-on-the-wirral\/","urlTitle":"a-season-of-small-adventures-autumn-on-the-wirral","division":228867,"description":"From the Greengatherer\u2019s Journal \u2014 pages for the Little Explorers&nbsp;Autumn arrives quietly on the Wirral \u2014 a soft shift in the light, a rustle underfoot, a chill that invites woolly hats and warm flasks.  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