Lynchcombe in October
October Catching up with another month at Lynchcombe. The month when most of the insects disappear, the fungi come out and the days end in beautiful sunsets. This devil’s coach horse beetle was a...
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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...
Butterfly Glades
Great Breach Wood is a Somerset Wildlife Trust woodland in the middle of the county south of Glastonbury. It still has lots of ash and oak trees, but today I wanted to explore its...
Lynchcombe in August
The height of summer on the south facing slopes of Mendip Hills in Somerset. On the Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Lynchcombe the musk thistles are still doing well so are the small...
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...
St Cuthberts Open Day
Recent open days at St Cuthbert’s church in the Hot Fuzz city of Wells in Somerset. For a few pounds you could climb the narrow spiral steps up to the top of the...
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...
A303
Beautiful verge alongside the busy A303 dual carriageway through Somerset this summer. Wild flowers for every motorist to see.
Collard Hill
Collard Hill Exciting times up on Collard Hill near to the town of Street for the annual appearance of the rare large blue butterfly. However, it was the common blue that put on the...
Lynchcombe Update
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...
