Braunton Burrows
Behind the expanse of Saunton Sands in North Devon are the dunes of Braunton Burrows. I have fond memories of a school visit to the burrows to study succession. I cannot believe its so...
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Lynchcombe in July
Lynchcombe Lynchcombe is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve high up on the sunny south facing ridge of the Mendip Hills. This July it has been dominated by musk thistles. The nodding heads of...
Lynchcombe Steps
Some Like It Hot The heat wave goes on and on. I really like it. But the grass that was very very long early in the year is now very very long and brown. Still...
Lynchcombe Steps
Time to catch-up on Lynchcombe for June. Hot Summer I often see foxes on Lynchcombe, but during this June I saw them on every visit. It was so hot that they could not be...
Velvet Bottom
Velvet Bottom In Roman times Velvet Bottom was mined for lead. The remains of settling beds can still be seen along with heaps of black slag created during smelting. For a long time this...
Lynchcombe Steps
I have been doing the Lynchcombe butterfly transect a lot this year. This partly due to the good summer weather this year. In the passed the weather has been so bad that it has...
Rediscovery Trail
Back on the Discovery Trail through the Great Breach Wood in the heart of Somerset. Silver-Washed Fritillaries At this time of year you cannot miss the large silver-washed fritillary butterflies gliding through the rides...
Lynchcombe Steps
After the trips to Great Breach Wood it was time for Lynchcombe to demonstrate it can serve up its share of silver-washed fritillaries. It did not disappoint. Silver-washed Fritillaries The silver-washed fritillaries were still...
South Hill – Day Dreaming
I had recently seen some old but beautiful backlit images of marbled whites within their grassland. I wanted to try and replicate this style of picture. So there was only one place to go –...
South Hill – Marbles Rock
The Somerset Wildlife Trust of South Hill is becoming a real favourite. Today I returned to find the marbled white butterflies were really rocking. Marble Whites Marbled whites are officially a brown butterfly –...
