AS WINTER finally starts to recede what could be better that spending a few hours exploring the countryside and admiring the unique local displays of wild daffodils.

Take the free Daffodil Shuttle bus from Newent this March to explore the Heart of the Golden Triangle. Or explore on foot with the Daffodil Line Walks Book.

Betty Daw’s Wood is a natural woodland that had previously been coppiced for charcoal; Gwen and Veras Field has wildflower meadows with ancient plum and cherry trees and when the daffs have finished, will be followed by a succession of native wildflowers right through to autumn crocus; Shaw Common is the best hotspot in Britain for woodland daffodils.

Hay Wood and Little Hay Wood form part of Hay Pitch, a ridge-top road running through to Gorsley with wide daffodil verges.

Oxenhall Wood is well known for providing great daffodil displays and is the best stretch of The Daffodil Way for avoiding mud on wet weather walks.

Beauchamp Bank, located in the centre of Dymock has been the subject of a biodiversity restoration project over the last year.

Organisers are waiting to see how many of the 600 wild daffodil bulbs that were re-planted come through.

Vell Mill, located just outside the village of Dymock, across the River Leadon, is one of the best surviving daffodil meadows in the county.

Dymock Village and St Mary’s Church will host refreshments between 11am and 3pm during the Dymock Daffodil Weekend on the March 8 and 9 with the churchyard offering good displays of daffodils.

Kempley Village will be celebrating 50 years of Daffodil Weekends on March 15 and 16 while the village’s St Mary’s13th century frescoed church surrounded by truly stunning displays of native daffodils in the English Heritage Trust's King's Meadows.