Category: Lynchcombe

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...

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....

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...

Skylark - Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_9001

Lynchcombe Steps

June has been a strange month on the Lynchcombe nature reserve.  This Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve sits on the sunny side of the Mendip Hills.  Normally, at this time of year it is...

Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_7826

Lynchcombe Steps

Each trip to check on the Lynchcombe nature reserve starts with a stroll by the skylarks of the Deerleap field.  You must give these birds plenty of space – especially if you have a...

Bluebells and Early Purple Orchids - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_5356

Lynchcombe Steps

Lynchcombe nature reserve enjoys the sunny south facing edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset.  Today it was so sunny the sheep kept out of the heat under a tree.  Perhaps we have reached...

Blackthorn in blossom - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3569

Lynchcombe Steps

Catching up with Lynchcombe on the sunny edge of the Mendip Hills.  A beautiful spot with views that could compete with anywhere.  March is the month in which life seems to return to the...

Flooding across the Axe Valley - From Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_5551

Lynchcombe Steps

Lynchcombe nature reserve is high up on the south face of the Mendip Hills in Somerset.  It was wide open views across the Somerset Levels.  So it seemed like the perfect place to see...

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7464

Lynchcombe Steps

I have been out of the country for a few weeks and have come back to rubbish weather and lots and lots of blackberries. Blackberries cover every bramble bush on the Lynchcombe nature reserve...

Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0367

Lynchcombe Steps

It has been a very busy summer, and I have not been able to spend as much time up on the Lynchcombe nature reserve as I would like.  The reserve is owned by the...