bluebells with the remains of the stone shed

Bluebells and Birdsong at Happy Valley

Happy Valley is a joy to visit at any time of the year, but always in May the bluebells are astounding. This magical place is filled with bird song and trickling water where you can relax and just take in the sights and sounds. As part of Scotland’s Year of Stories, Martin Laird made a…

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a huge sward of bluebells under the trees

Happy Valley is a joy to visit at any time of the year, but always in May the bluebells are astounding.

This magical place is filled with bird song and trickling water where you can relax and just take in the sights and sounds.

  • bluebells with the remains of the stone shed
  • rise of bluebells with Edwin Harrold's cottage through the trees
  • path through the trees with the burn on one side and bluebells on each side

As part of Scotland’s Year of Stories, Martin Laird made a series of films for Orkney News Ltd ‘Orcadian Stories’ . The episode ‘A Little Monkey Puzzle’ reveals more about the history and future of Happy Valley.

Lots of plants were taking advantage of the warmer air to spring into flower.

the cottage at Happy Valley with primula and the grass covered roof
small ground flowering plants
hawthorn in flower
tree in flower
large sweep of ground covering flowering plants

Fiona Grahame

4 responses to “Bluebells and Birdsong at Happy Valley”

  1. Joy Hamilton Avatar
    Joy Hamilton

    I was sorry not to see the Monkey Puzzle tree of the title. Or, perhaps, in Canada we use the name for a different tree?

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    1. theorkneynews Avatar
      theorkneynews

      There’s a picture of it in this one https://theorkneynews.scot/2019/04/16/something-about-stone-carving/

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  2. Joy Hamilton Avatar
    Joy Hamilton

    Ah, yes! Thank you. Same name; same tree.

    Reply
  3. berniebell1955 Avatar
    berniebell1955

    Happy Valley Needs You!….. http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16740

    Reply

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