Spring Flowers
On my commute this morning I stopped at Park Wood to check on the progress of the Bluebells that were starting to bloom. On the way home I returned to a patch of Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) that...
Monthly Archive: April 2015
East Lydford
Yesterday I talked about my new project – photographing the landscape on my daily commute to and from work. Today I started with two visits to East Lydford. This village is on the Fosse Way...
Colour Field – Yellow
Fields of yellow Oilseed Rape at Sparkwood in South Somerset. I choose this field to two reasons: the first is because the area is obviously beautiful; and second because at the time of day I...
Colour Field – Pale Pink
The moors either side of the main road between Wells and Glastonbury are a sea of colour this time of year. The Cuckoo Flower (Cardamon pratensis) bloom at the same time the first Cuckoo...
Babcary
I have been to the small village of Babcary many times to visit the Somerset Wildlife Trust there. Today I also took time to photograph the church. Situated next to the River Cary in...
Colour Field – Yellow
The green countryside of Britain may be turning yellow as Oilseed rape production increases. As someone who loves the environment the crop does have its critics: its yellow colour for one: the link between the pesticides used...
Lighting Wood Anemones
I returned to Park Wood to photograph the Wood Anemones. Once home I noticed a pair of pictures: one taken looking into the son; the other with the sun behind. I have a habit...
Cowslip Roundabout
Each spring, for a couple of weeks, Cannard’s Grave roundabout is covered by hundreds of Cowslips (Primula veris). The roundabout is locally famous for it concrete sheep that wear Father Christmas outfits each year. The council avoid...
Wood Anemones in Park Wood
Park Wood near wells is a great place for Bluebells, but below they arrive the Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) have their day. In Park Wood floor becomes covered in the white flowers. Early in...
Dog’s Mercury at Black Rock
Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) forms carpets on the floor of woodlands and beneath hedgerows around the Mendip Hills. It likes alkaline soils is is well suited to the limestone of the Mendip. I like...
