Orchids and Cowslips at UpHill

Old Church of Saint Nicholas – Uphill, North Somerset, UK. ID BR55853

Six o’clock in the morning, time for for a quick walk to photograph the flowers growing around the Uphill nature reserves in North Somerset.  The sun had only just appeared above the horizon behind me.  This is beautiful time of day, the golden low light brings out the all the lumps, bumps and hollows in the grass.

Old Church of Saint Nicholas – Uphill, North Somerset, UK. ID BR55848

The morning dew brings sparkles to the flowers.

Cowslip – Walborough, Uphill, North Somerset, UK. ID BR55977

By now in the year the cowslips were beginning to turn.  But hunting around there were some fresh ones to find.

Cowslip – Uphill, Somerset, UK. ID BR55202

In the open grassland the purple orchids kept themselves close to the ground, avoiding growing too tall.

Green winged orchid – Uphill, Somerset, UK. ID BR54970

Walking over the hill from the village there were clear views towards Brent Knoll.  The buttercups in the reserve picked out the morning light.

Brent Knoll – From Walborough, Somerset, UK. ID BR55905

I wanted to head across to the small hill where the orchids grow.  The sky was a big distraction, hundreds of little clouds.

Walborough Nature Reserve – Uphill, North Somerset, UK. ID BR55955

Around the back of the hill the grass was covered in cowslips and orchids

Green winged orchid – Walborough, Nr Uphill, North Somerset, UK. ID BR55983

They looked perfect in backlight.

Green winged orchid – Walborough, Nr Uphill, North Somerset, UK. ID BR56105