Monthly Archive: June 2016

Poppies

Poppy Fields

Today I made an early morning stop above Castle Cary to photograph poppies. In the distance more poppies shone bright red in the landscape. Distant poppy field on Nettlecombe Hill in Somerset. The view...

Large Skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus

Lynchcombe Steps

Today on Lynchcombe was a day of sunshine and showers. Butterfly Transect Getting a few more butterflies as summer attempts to start. June weather had been so poor on the weekends so this was...

Large Blues at Collard Hill

Its been a while since my last post.  There are two reasons for this – first was DIY as my home is extended with a new kitchen; second, the weather has been really bad.  Weeks of...

Draycott Sleights

Sunset Beech

An evening visit to the line of beech trees on Draycott Sleights. These trees on the Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve are a landmark on the south facing ridge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset....