Category: Priddy Mineries

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) - Priddy Mineries, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_92396

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...

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) - Priddy Mineries, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6631

Small Pearls of Priddy

Following your feet along this path on the Mendip Hills takes you to a magical spot for watching butterflies. I’m not quite sure why, but it has been years since I spent time photographing...

Priddy Mineries - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6154

Mendip Mist

Excitement as I woke to thick fog.  I think you would call this fog rather than mist, but the word mist sits better against the Mendips. A quick breakfast followed by a dash to...

Priddy Mineries - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_5844

Priddy Mineries

Priddy Mineries This small patch of the Mendip Hills has an ancient history of mining.  It then became a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve – but no longer.  Despite this it is still a...