One of the plants most associated with Spring, apart from the May Tree or Hawthorn, are bluebells and one third of the world's bluebell population is crowded onto these islands. Before the rose, the bluebell was the flower emblem of England.
Dilly Barlow has been finding out more about the bluebell. She set out on her quest in the company of Dr James Merryweather, a botanist and bluebell enthusiast who took her to his favourite spot...