Beautiful British bluebells glowing with an intensity of colour that is always hard to photograph.

These were set in a tumble of grass in a nature reserve near the sea in south Devon, on a day when the sun shone, the wind was less sharp and I didn’t need quite so many layers of clothing on.

In spite of the chilly spring, many wild flowers had appeared, and it was a a special treat to see not only these indigenous bluebells (not the chunky, paler Spanish ones), as well as patches of wood violets nestled down near the ground.