Monthly Archive: April 2024

Wild Garlic at Cheddar Wood - Nr Cheddar, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4675

Sheep in the Wood

A couple of weeks ago I made the trip over to Cheddar to photograph the wild garlic in Cheddar Wood.  Back then the garlic was just starting to flower.  I posted a few pictures...

Oilseed Rape - Nr Ilchester, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4513

Brassica

Bit by bit Somerset seems to be going slightly more yellow.  I’m not talking buttercups, cowslips or even primroses – but brassica plants. Confusing Brassica Brassica is a genus of plants in the cabbage...

Cowslips - Yarley Hill, Nr Henton, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4033

Spring Flowers on Yarley Hill

Henton sits on the road between Wells and Wedmore.  The village nestles below Yarley Hill on the edge of the valley on the River Axe in the heart of Somerset in England. Climbing up...

Bluebells at Park Wood - Nr Wells, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3932

Bluebells at Park Wood

Today I made my annual visit to Park Wood to see the bluebells.  This tiny little wood in Somerset can be found off the cycle track  east of equally tiny City of Wells. I...

Swell Wood in Spring - Swell, Somerset, UK. ID 810_7812

Get ready for April

Despite the endless rain of this March and the flooding across the Somerset Levels.  We have been promised that spring is on its way. Spring is may peoples favourite season as flowers and butterflies...

Blackthorn in blossom - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3569

Lynchcombe Steps

Catching up with Lynchcombe on the sunny edge of the Mendip Hills.  A beautiful spot with views that could compete with anywhere.  March is the month in which life seems to return to the...