The bluebells are now the most striking spring bloomer in the forest. Especially on the plateaus that enjoy the sun all day long. On the flanks of the valleys, flowering is proceeding somewhat more slowly, but a blue-purple sea of flowers is gradually appearing there as well. On a sunny day, the wood anemones still provide a white carpet of flowers, but many petals have been damaged by the rain and the flowers are beginning to wilt. Due to the summer temperatures, the buds of the tall beech trees are starting to sprout. If it stays warm, things could move quickly now. For the time being, it is still the low, dominant trees that are getting leaves, but the tall beech trees will not take long to do the same. That is the start of the fairytale atmosphere in the forest. It is already there for those who love sun-drenched bluebell blossoms beneath the bare beech trees. Those who would rather also see the transparent green screen of young beech leaves and the play of shifting light and shadow patches in the purple-blue sea of bluebells better wait another week. But every visit to the forest on a sunny day is already worthwhile. Every day, blooming bluebells and fresh green young beech leaves are added. The oaks are already budding, and the shrubs standing beneath them already have leaves too. But those parts of the forest are wondrously beautiful as well. And, there is a delightful floral scent in the forest.