Following My Feet Follow Jeff Bevan across Somerset

St James’ Church - Ashwick, Beacon Trinity, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2068

Ashwick Church

I ventured up to Ashwick, near Oakhill, in Somerset expecting its tower to be one which I had photographed through the mist that morning from the top of nearby Beacon Hill.  But it turned...

Dawn mist over Harridge Wood - From Beacon Hill, Nr Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1977

Downside Mist

I was hoping for some autumn colour at Beacon Hill Woods in Somerset.  But instead it was the mist hugging the ground north of that hill that took my attention.  The blue light of...

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) - Beacon Hill Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 823_6301

Get into Autumn

Autumn is coming as colours switch to golden browns. In Somerset you are never too far from a wood.  In the Mendips we have some wonderful woods such as Ebbor Gorge, Beacon Hill, East...

Dawn Sycamores - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1868

Lynchcombe Update

Time to catch-up on the latest from Lynchcombe.  This nature reserve sits on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset.  It is surrounded by other reserves and the whole area is very...

Honey Pot - Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. ID IMG_5933

Honey Pot

Finally, a day of summer sun.  A chance to see some blue sky!  While strolling along the beach at Bournemouth on the south coast of England this honey pot suddenly appeared. A could not...

Dipper - Lyn River, Exmoor, Devon, UK. ID IMG_0364

Going Dippy!

I recently headed out of Somerset hoping to photograph Dippers in the Lyn River.  While most of Exmoor is in Somerset this little corner of beautiful countryside is in the neighbouring country of Devon....

Fox - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8148

Lynchcombe Steps

August came and went very quickly.  This morning, it was beginning to feel like autumn.  Out on a walk around the Lynchcombe nature reserve I was on the look out for Rusty the fox....

Herring Gulls - Clevedon, North Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2380

Herring Gulls

Please forgive me, this post is a bit more controversial than normal.  I understand why some people may disagree with the views expressed.  But here goes… On a recent trip to the Welsh coast...

Fox - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0482

Lynchcombe Steps

Each week my walk around Lynchcombe nature reserve starts with a stroll along the Deerleap path.  This is the field next to the popular car park and picnic site at the top of the...

Chough - St Goven's Head, Pembrokeshire, UK. ID IMG_2295

Stackpole Choughs

On my recent trip to the Pembrokeshire coast the main goal was to see the puffins on the island of Skomer.  But it did not take long to discover that the whole area is...