Flower, Macro and Sunset Photography

For the first time, we are invited this year to visit Merriflowers Flower Farm in Oakley for an evening’s photography.

The farm, which began by growing Christmas trees, now also has a vast area of flower beds and poly tunnels.

It is situated at the top of a hill offering views of the surrounding countryside.

There is plenty of room for everyone to move around and to use tripods.  Grass paths take you around the site.

The peak time for flowers is August and we have been offered a Tuesday evening there on the 6th or 20th August.

The evening will run from 6pm with a tour of the site (or later if you can’t manage 6pm) until 8.30pm.   This will give us plenty of time to take close up flower shots as well as the insects which are attracted by them. 

Sunset is at 8.30pm giving us the opportunity for sunset shots from the hill over the surrounding fields and countryside.

The cost for the evening is £10 per person, including refreshments.

The maximum number of participants is ten so it will be first come, first served.  If there is lots of interest, we could run two evenings.

Please contact Linda on linda.swain@sky.com by 1st July to book your place, expressing your preferred date.

Just to remind you that the walk to Woburn Safari Park is taking place on Tuesday 18th June.

This is a walk with lots of variety including different species of deer, foxgloves and other woodland wild flowers and ferns, wallabies and various other safari park animals.

Red kite have also been seen there in the past.

We will walk from the park entrance on the A4012 Turnpike Road to the centre of the park before turning round and returning to our starting point.  Please wear suitable footwear for uneven woodland ground.

The meeting point is Horsepool Lane, Husborne Crawley, MK43 0XD, just opposite the park entrance.  Meet at 6.30pm.

Please email Linda on linda.swain@sky.com if you intending to come so we know to wait for you and let her know if you would like to car share from Bedford.