We all love photographing bluebells when they spring into life and bring magic to the forest floors, but at what cost? Bluebells are vulnerable to damage and the impact can be long lasting at best, permanent at worst.

In this video I chat through why we have to be so careful around bluebells and look at strategies to enjoying capturing them in images responsibly using the Centre of Outdoor Ethics 7 Principles of Leave No Trace.

Any other ideas or thoughts, let me know in the comments 👇

More about the Leave No Trace Scheme from the Centre of Outdoor Ethics

https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/

They also have a free online course available Leave No Trace 101

https://learn.lnt.org/courses/101

0.00 Introduction to responsible bluebell photography
2.30 Woodland montage
3.20 Bluebell global distribution
3.33 Types of bluebell
4.16 Life of a bluebell
4.40 UK law - Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981
5.30 How crushing bluebells destroys them
6.09 Walking on durable surfaces
7.20 Planning ahead
8.11 Tavelling sensibly
9.05 Dispose of waste wisely
9.25 Leave plants intact
9.40 Minimising our impact
10.00 Respect for wildlife
10.20 Be considerate to others
10.38 A little bit on using the 'authority'
11.54 Final thoughts

Music: Time Travel from Motion Array

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