Snowdrops
Welford Park is a private residence, and for most of the year neither it nor its grounds are open to the public. However in a tradition that is now over 50 years old, the grounds are opened to enable visitors to view the year's bloom of Snowdrops and, to a lesser extent, Aconites. The flowers thrive on the chalky soil, forming a white carpet across the estate's riverside beech woodland.
The actual dates of opening vary from year to year, depending on the state of the blooms. In recent years, the park has been opened on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays throughout the month of February. As one of the first signs of the end of winter, Welford's snowdrops are generally well covered by the local, and sometimes national, press, and attract large crowds of visitors. The nearby site of Welford Park station on the former Lambourn Valley Railway is used as a car park for these visitors.
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