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...
Category: Mendip Hills
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...
Butcombe Trail
The Butcombe Trail It is amazing how far some people can run. But when I discovered that the 56 mile Butcombe Trail ultramarathon was on my doorstep I quickly realised it was about 56...
First Snow
The First Snow We recently had snow for the first time this year. We did have some last October, not very much but with the autumn colours out it was pretty photogenic. I did...
Round Wood
Milton Hill Each lunch time I would walk around the woods above Wells in Somerset. The walk was a barometer telling me the progress of the seasons. When the wood anemones were about to...
Mendip Panorama
I had a request for a panorama of the Somerset Levels from a specific field high up in the Mendip Hills. This week the weather had been so fantastic I headed up passed Model...
Chasing Rainbows
The weather was perfect for rainbow chasing. Sunshine and Showers To create a rainbow you need the sun behind you and rain in front. So sunshine and showers are perfect – aka British weather...
Mendip Sunrise
Today I headed up Deerleap in hope of a mist across the Somerset Levels. The mist did not appear so I continued up the hill towards the village of Priddy. I was delighted to...
Winter Wonderland
This week the temperatures dropped down to -6 °Cel. Today the freezing fog created a beautiful layer of frost across the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels.
Waldegrave Pool
These pictures of Waldegrave Pool, on the Mendip Hills, were taken during the early morning when the air was so calm the water was completely still. The only ripples caused by the occasional coot collecting nest material....
