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Dandelions and Cowslips
Dandelions and Cowslips It is that time of year when the fields turn yellow with dandelions and a handful of cowslips. Some of the best places are the verges and roundabouts of Shepton Mallet....
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Cowslips in the Headlights
First, apologies for the long gap since my last post. I have a backlog of comments to look at, which is really bad – sorry. In the meantime at the start of the...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe in spring is coming to life. A few flowers are blooming and my butterfly transect is well underway for another year. And of course some fantastic sunsets over the Somerset Levels. Spring Flowers...
Donkey Field
The Donkey Field at Uphil in North Somerset is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. This small patch surrounded by iron railings provides some of the best displays of spring bulbs. First the...
Cannards Grave
Jeff Body’s sheep that graze Cannards Grave roundabout at Shepton Mallet are rightly famous. But in a roundabout way, it’s becoming just as famous for its spring flowers. The Flowers The roundabout was covered in snowdrops early...
Merry Christmas
Another great year in Somerset. Not much snow but a host of beautiful colours, mists and sunsets marking the seasons. January The year started with the starlings roosting in the far western end of...
Ivythorn Hill
Ivythorn Hill near Street, in Somerset, is mostly visited by those using the local Youth Hostel or going to Collard Hill to find Large Blue Butterflies. But it is a wonderful strip of calcareous...
Uphill Nature Reserve
Uphill local nature reserve is a patch of semi-improved calcareous grassland sitting on a big lump of carboniferous limestone. The grassland supports a diverse flora including: Cowslips, Primula veris False Oxlip I spotted this...
Uphill Church
The Old Church of St Nicholas in Uphill has had a great location overlooking Uphill for nearly a thousand years. The fields surrounding the church are a local nature reserve and each year they put...
Bluebell Field
Uphill’s Bluebell field is having one of its best years. Earlier was the display of Snowdrops which each year is gradually spreading out over the wood pasture from the neighbouring beech plantation. Early Morning Light...
