Chilton Polden
Primroses in the churchyard of St Edwards in the village of Chilton Polden Chilton Polden The village of Chilton Polden sits on the Polden Ridge in Somerset. Its location is at the precise geographical...
Monthly Archive: March 2022
St Cuthbert’s Daffodils
Continuing my trips to Wells in Somerset, a visit to the church that became famous in Hot Fuzz. In the film, during a church fete one of the spires at the top of the...
Spring at the Palace
A swan welcomes the start of spring at the Bishop’s Palace in Wells. Wells is a tiny city at the heart of Somerset with a big history. The Bishop’s Palace also has a living...
Butleigh Cross
Number 36 on the Ann Heeley Hertitage Trail is the Butleigh Cross War Memorial. Butleigh is a small village just south of Glastonbury in Somerset. As the First World War ended, it was decided...
Cold Snap
In the middle of a springtime we are hit by a cold snap and the early morning temperature drop back down below zero. I love these cold mornings, lots of mist and frost. Two...
Henton Churchyard
Many churches are allowing a corner of their churchyards go wild. Wilder churches are leaving a small patch for nature. Henton is a small village in Somerset, and it has been giving nature a...
Sea of Stars
A sea of stars is the only way I can think of to describe the vast numbers of wood anemones that carpet the floor of Park Wood. This wood sits just outside the small...
Isle of Wedmore’s Eastern Achipelago
The Eastern Archipelago The Isle of Wedmore sits at the centre of the Somerset Levels. It is surrounded to the north and south by the shallow seas feed by the rivers Axe and Brue....
Spring Equinox
Glastonbury Tor Spring equinox always brings out a crowd at the top of Glastonbury Tor. This was first visit to the equinox gathering since the pandemic. It started with a stunning worm moon. It...
Catcott
Catcott This was a flying visit to the small Somerset village of Catcott. In sits on the Polden ridge that cuts the Somerset Levels in two. The main road follows the top of the...
