Inkpen Crocus Field

Hundreds of thousands of wild crocuses fill this Berkshire meadow each spring – but the delights don’t stop there. From late February to early April this field is awash with the purple and white of more than 400,000 blooms – Britain’s largest wild display of spring crocuses. Their small heads, some plain, some striped, poke out of the ground at varying times, giving the visitor a window of more than a month to enjoy the flowers. The dark purple spring crocuses are distributed all over the first field, with a few having established themselves established in the grass beyond the stream, where you may also see small clumps of primrose in flower under scrub. The densest crocus colony can be found along the eastern side of the field. Take care for you will find crocuses beneath your feet wherever you walk. The best time to visit is February to August. 7 miles south-west of Newbury Berkshire RG17 9PT