Snowdrops form “carpets of blooms” in Wentworth Woodhouse's gardens.

The distinctive white flowers, one of the first indicators of the coming spring, have formed carpets of blooms around the mansion’s grounds.

The picturesque scenes are thanks to backbreaking toil each year by head Gardner Scott Jamieson, his right-hand man Andy Smith and their two teams of local garden volunteers - the Tuesday Welly Wangers and the Wednesday Bramble Bashers.

Now they are ready to be seen by visitors to the gardens, which are open from 10am to 4pm from Tuesday to Sunday next week and Wednesday to Sunday in the following weeks.

Visit www.wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk to book garden tickets.

Head Gardener Scott Jamieson, dividing snowdrops