Bluebells in spring woodland in Bannams Wood on 18th April 2022 in Studley, United Kingdom. Bluebells or H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the woodland floor to produce carpets of violet–blue flowers in bluebell woods, but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law. Bannams Wood is a small piece of ancient woodland, part of the original Wildwood which coverered the UK many thousands of years ago. British wildwood, or simply the wildwood, is the wholly natural landscape which developed across major parts of England after the last ice age. This woodland had not yet been affected by human intervention.