Lynchcombe Steps
Late summer brings a different atmosphere to the Mendip Hills and the Lynchcombe nature reserve owned by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Sheep graze the neighbouring nature reserve of Cooks Fields that overlook the sycamore...
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Pearls of Ubley Warren
For a long time I have been a volunteer warden on the Mendip Hills of Somerset. On one of the Somerset Wildlife Trusts’ interpretation boards is a photo of a dark green fritillary butterfly....
Priddy Butterfly Safari
It had been a while since I visited Priddy Mineries in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. Then I mainly focused (literally) on dragonflies around the Waldegrave Pond. So this summer I spent of couple...
Lynchcombe in September
September I’ve been so busy this year at work, and cycling everywhere, so it is time for another late catch up with another whole month at Lynchcombe. September is the transition month sitting between...
Draycott Sleights
Draycott Sleights High up on the southern ridge of the Mendip Hills the sleights with their endless views across the Somerset Levels are a big draw with photographers. This Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve...
Lynchcombe Steps
Back in May I visited Lynchcombe to check on the nature reserve for which I am a volunteer warden for the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is September now and it has been another fascinating...
Collard Hill
Last year I visited Green Down hoping to photograph the rare large blue butterfly. This year I decided to give Collard Hill a try. Collard Hill is owned by the National Trust and they have...
Lynchcombe Steps
As summer days are drawing in and as autumn approaches I hope we get a few more weeks of warm weather. Butterflies Another weekly butterfly transect around Lynchcombe. Every week there are new surprises. The small...
Large Blues III
Return visit in the evening to Green Down to photograph the large blue butterflies. Wild Tyme The large blue butterfly is very rare. One of the reasons must be its complicated lifecycle. The caterpillars...
Green Down
The Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Green Down is a steep bank on the side of the Polden Hills in the heart of Somerset. This first view of Green Down was confusing. It does not have the...
