Saturday, April 25, 2009

It's that time for a walk in the Blue Forest...The bluebells are blooming in Hallerbos

Time for a walk in the woods to get away from it all. Hallerbos – or Bois de Halle – is a beautiful, tranquil location mostly in The town of Halle about 15 kilometres south of Brussels. The woods is home to a range of indigenous trees, stretching from Lembeekbos to Tervuren and offering a relaxing countryside walk at any time of the year.

However, around April / May, it becomes a somewhat unique location in the whole of Europe. The floor of the forest is transformed into the most warming, comforting blue carpet imaginable.

Bluebells are relatively common woodland flowers across Europe but the expanse and density with which they take over the almost 520 hectares of Hallerbos, creates a truly distinctive environment.
Unfortunately it lasts only a few weeks, so you are running out of time.

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