West Bradley
The church at West Bradley is hidden deep in the Somerset countryside not far from Glastonbury. The area is well known for its numerous orchards. The village is surrounded by narrow country lanes. Back...
Monthly Archive: March 2023
Henton Spring
Henton is a small village set in the Somerset countryside just a few miles west of the small City of Wells. Each spring I look forward to visiting the church to photograph the flowers....
Signs of Spring
In spring Somerset several town signs become surrounded by yellow daffodils. Twined with Las Vegas – What happens in Dulcote, stays in Dulcote You may not have noticed but the tiny hamlet of Dulcote...
Chilton Polden
Get a paper map and cut out Somerset. Create a small hole through the location of Chilton Polden. Thread a string through the hole and hang it like a conker. It will hang horizontally....
St Peter’s Daffodils
A couple of years ago I cycled passed St Peter’s Church in Draycott. It was on a route our group of cyclists call ‘The Edge of Mendip’. The Mendip Hills form a high plateau...
Snow Drops on Snowdrops
My last post about the cold snap that brought springtime snow to Somerset. This time focusing on snowdrops. Who doesn’t like a snowdrop in snow? The combination of thick snow that hid most flowers,...
Priddy Green in White
Having popped home to warm up I could not resist rushing straight back out to capture more of the snow on the Mendip Hills. This time to visit the only village high up in...
Stockhill Woods in the Snow
Day two of the this weeks winter adventure up in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. Today we did not just have snow but also thick fog. I parked in the excellent car park at...
Snow on the Mendip Hills
Down in the valley there was no sign of snow, but looking out the bedroom window the hills were covered in the white stuff. So time to jump in the car and and get...
Starling Trail
In a very different starling trail post I visited the flocks of starlings that roost on the lighthouse at Portland Bill. Portland Bill is a peninsula on the south coast of England in Dorset....
