Uphill Boatyard
Yesterday was the winter solstice. The earth’s tilt points the north pole away from the sun. So in Somerset this is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. This year the moon...
Category: Uphill
Uphill Snowdrops
Sudden change in direction from South Somerset to North Somerset in my hunt for snowdrops. Donkey Field The Woodland Trust Plantation and the Donkey Field, also known as the Bluebell Field or Snowdrop Field, separates...
Weston Air Festival
This weekend is the Weston Air Festival so where else could I go to watch the displays but the Uphill local nature reserve. May be with a few orchids and butterflies thrown in? The...
Donkey Field
The Donkey Field at Uphil in North Somerset is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. This small patch surrounded by iron railings provides some of the best displays of spring bulbs. First the...
Uphill Nature Reserve
Today I returned to Uphill nature reserve as I had heard that it was golden with buttercups. The weather was dull and grey but there sure was a lot of buttercups. This may help...
Uphill Nature Reserve
Uphill local nature reserve is a patch of semi-improved calcareous grassland sitting on a big lump of carboniferous limestone. The grassland supports a diverse flora including: Cowslips, Primula veris False Oxlip I spotted this...
Uphill Church
The Old Church of St Nicholas in Uphill has had a great location overlooking Uphill for nearly a thousand years. The fields surrounding the church are a local nature reserve and each year they put...
Bluebell Field
Uphill’s Bluebell field is having one of its best years. Earlier was the display of Snowdrops which each year is gradually spreading out over the wood pasture from the neighbouring beech plantation. Early Morning Light...
Donkey Field
The Donkey Field in the village of Uphill is a favourite of mine. It is a small field on the edge of a wood and is managed by the Woodland Trust. The snowdrops have...
Uphill
Today I had a day trip to Uphill on the North Somerset coast. Just south of the village is a large hill made from carboniferous limestone. This supports extensive species-rich calcareous grassland meadows. Today these are full or...
