April 17th
On Saturday April 25th the forest is open for the public, but it is closed for through traffic. Parking 5 and 6 are not accessible by car (as is the case on every Sunday). So please take into account that parking 8 ‘Achtdreven’ will only be accessible by car from the Nijvelsesteenweg and not from Dworp. There are quite some bluebells flowering in the forest already, but there will be even more in the coming days.
April 16th
There is a big contrast between the valleys, where the bluebells are still green, and the plateaus where the bluebells are flowering. The combination of flowering wood anemones and bluebells is very beautiful. On Saturday April 25th the forest will be closed for through traffic (as is the case on every Sunday) because of the “bluebell” jogging. If you want to enjoy the splendour of spring in quiet, it’s better to come during the week than at weekends (it is very busy on Sundays especially).
April 15th
There are wood anemones in abundance: everywhere, the forest floor is white and green. The first young beech leaves appear on the low beech. On the plateaus the magical time has started. The next days the purple blue color will get even more intense. The valleys are still green. Every day more bluebells are flowering.
April 14th
Sunshine combined with a lot of blooming wood anemones creates a beautiful spring atmosphere. In the next days, the forest will be beautiful with flowering anemones. On the plateaus the bluebells have started blooming. The purple blue color will spread throughout the forest in the following days. The best time will only start during the weekend or next week. The first young beech leaves appear on the low beech. Common Moschatel and Dog’s Mercury are blooming. If you can, come and visit the forest on weekdays to enjoy spring in peace and quiet, as it may get busy at the weekend.
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April 10th
This weekend and the next week the forest will be beautiful with flowering anemones. The hottest day of the year did not miss its effect. Everywhere, purple sprouting buds and flowering hyacinths appear. But it’s not yet a ‘blue wood’.
April 9th
There are wood anemones in abundance: everywhere, the forest floor is white and green. This weekend the forest will be beautiful with flowering anemones. The warm period will help the bluebells to come into bloom. Every day more bluebells are flowering, but a “blue carpet” is definitely not yet there for this weekend. Probably the best periode for a ‘blue forest’ will be April 20th-30th. A prolonged warm period may accelerate flowering. The magical time can then start before April 20th. It’s best to keep an eye on the site to follow the evolution of the flowering.
April 7th
Wonderful! Sun! Warmth! Lesser celandine and wood anemones enjoy full of blissful spring weather. With their petals spread wide open they don’t miss a minute of sunlight. The next days many more anemones will flourish. The white flowers of the anemones are like white stars on a deep green carpet of bluebell leaves. The wild daffodils are starting to go over. Here and there flower buds of wild bluebells are shooting up. In many plants the flower buds are still deeply hidden. A “blue carpet” is definitely not yet there for this weekend. This weekend the forest will be beautiful with flowering anemones.
April 4th
Brrr, the bluebells seem to be cold. They wrap their slender stipules around the young petals. The wood anemones enjoy the first rays of sunlight. The daffodils (Lent lily) give the forest a yellow Easter. In the edges of the wood, white flowering Blackthorn bushes catch the eye. The weather forecast look good from mid next week. The wood anemones will steal the show next weekend (April 11-12th).
April 3th
The wild daffodils are still pretty but they are starting to go over. These are the last days to enjoy the ‘Easter flowers’. Flowering anemones take over the forest. But they long for the sun. The first bluebells are flowering. But the forest is still ‘green’ and a “blue carpet” is definitely not yet there for the next week. The second half of April will be the best time for flowering bluebells.
