IT'S coming to that time of year when some of our favourite visitor attractions become swathed in avalanches of snowdrops.
Marks Hall, near Coggeshall, Hedingham Castle and Daws Hall, at Lamarsh, are among the venues which traditionally open their doors for visitors to admire the carpets of white flowers.
The common snowdrop – galanthus nivalis – is a sure sign that spring is on the way.
Robins Grove, at Marks Hall, also boasts several unusual varieties.
The estate's snowdrop trails attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Sadly this year's events have fallen victim to the ongoing lockdown.
But we've taken a look back through our archives over the last decade to remind ourselves of previous snowdrop spectaculars.
Snow drift - Nikki Grout and Phoebe Studdt, ten, enjoy the carpets of flowers in 2013
Into the woods - Jaquet Mallinson amid the snowdrops at the Marks Hall Estate back in 2014
Blooming good - Jason Easton at Hedingham Castle
Up close - Lily Harrigan-Rippingale, eight, and Lilly-Rose Spooner, nine, from Braintree, in 2016
All smiles - Evelyn Overall, aged five, gets a high view of the snowdrops in 2014
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