Find the Bluebells in the Brecon Beacons National Park

Apr 5

As Winter finally turns to Spring we are rewarded with the arrival of the iconic bluebells. The Brecon Beacons National Park is home to some spectacular nature reserves and woodlands which at this time of year produce fantastic wildflowers, including the much-loved bluebell.

The sight of bluebells is a seasonal highlight not to be missed. Whether you want to walk among them, or just sit back and marvel at the view, carpets of nodding blue flowers are beginning to unfold across the countryside and gardens in the Brecon Beacons. The bluebells are usually at their best in the National Park during the second and third weeks of May, but the timing depends upon the weather.

But remember it is against the law to pick, uproot or destroy bluebells. You have to be really careful as it takes years for bluebells to recover after footfall damage. If you crush a bluebell’s leaves, they die back from lack of food as the leaves cannot photosynehesise.

The UK is home to nearly half the world’s bluebells and there are three spectacular places to see bluebells only a short drive from us at Tall John’s House.

Pwll-yr-Wrach Reserve. The Black Mountains town of Talgarth is an excellent centre for nature-lovers, with superb woods where you can see bluebells, wood anemones and wild garlic in spring. The Brecknock Wildlife Trust’s Pwll-yr-Wrach Reserve is a beautiful spot to visit.

Perfect to call in Talgarth Mill and Cafe.
Priory Groves is next to Brecon Cathedral and is a mixed woodland, bordering the Honddu river, with oak, beech, hazel and alder trees. Whatever the time of year there are always some birds to see. While you are near the river, look out for dippers at any time of year, and grey wagtails in summer. In spring and early summer, there is a good display of wildflowers and particularly bluebells.

Call into Brecon Beacons Best Café- The Hours Cafe and Bookshop.
Coed Cefn, known locally as Bluebell Woods, is near Crickhowell and is dominated by a canopy of oak and beech and ground flora including bluebells and bramble. This ancient woodland site with an Iron Age hilltop fort alongside dry stone walls and hedge boundary gives a historical flavour to your woodland enjoyment.

Head to the Bear Hotel or the Dragon Inn afterwards.