Part of the RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands nature reserve on the Dee Estuary, gorse covert an ancient woodland bursts into colour each spring as the bluebells awaken from their winter slumber, here the afternoon sun lights up the bark of the Silver Birch trees.

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Date: 25/04/2014

Location: RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, Burton, Cheshire

Photographer: Ann Goodall