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...
Category: Mendip Hills
Long July Evenings
July is time to forget politics and enjoy a sun soaked evening strolling slowly through the warm Somerset countryside. There are so many beautiful places to walk, but my favourites are the grassland nature...
Mendip, Mud, Moss & Mist
I thought it would be a good idea to go up to the Mendip Hills and try and get some pictures of Stockhill Wood in the mist. Driving up Old Bristol Road it looked...
Mendip Gold
Autumn can come and go in a heartbeat. For me this was one of those years. A late start followed by a series of storms that removed many of the leaves. Combine this with...
Snow on the Mendip Hills
Down in the valley there was no sign of snow, but looking out the bedroom window the hills were covered in the white stuff. So time to jump in the car and and get...
Pen Hill
Pen Hill is the Mendip Hills red light district. The mast is nearly 300m tall and sits on the top of a 300m hill in Somerset. It is surrounded by rough grazing and dry-stone...
Mendip Gorse
There is not a lot of gorse on the limestone Mendip Hills in Somerset. However, I have noticed it seems to be doing very well this spring. Maybe I have not paid it enough...
Wolf Moon
I headed up the hills to the Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserves. I had been working all day and just had to get out of the house. I arrived a bit late. My plan...
Autumn Lady’s-tresses
Towards the end of August I start to look out for this little orchid growing in the short grassland high up on the Mendip Hills. Their name comes from their tiny flowers spiralling around...
Let it Snow
First Snow of Winter Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be. And nothing keeps Christmas going better than some snow. I was waking the rest of the house up at...
