Snow on the Mendip Hills

Lynchcombe Sycamores in Snow - From Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3023

Lynchcombe Sycamores in Snow – From Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3023

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 the camera out.

Lynchcombe Sycamores in Snow - From Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3017

Lynchcombe Sycamores in Snow – From Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3017

From the top of the Lynchcombe nature reserve the fields were covered in a thin blanket.

Lynchcombe Sycamores in Snow - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3284

Lynchcombe Sycamores in Snow – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3284

The snow shows off the ancient lynchets earth works stepping down the hill.

Lynchetts - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3297

Lynchetts – Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3297

Only yards away at Cooks Fields everything white.

Snow drifts - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3219

Snow drifts – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3219

Snow drifted up against the lines of old dry-stone walls.

Snow drifts - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3042

Snow drifts – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3042

In places it was really deep!

Snow drifts - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3140

Snow drifts – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3140

Snow drifts - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3154

Snow drifts – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3154

Who would have expected this in March after the recent mild winter we have had this year.

Snow on the dry-stone walls - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3200

Snow on the dry-stone walls – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3200

Snow drifts - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3212

Snow drifts – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3212

A couple of my favourite trees.  Hopefully they will keep standing for years to come.

The Twins - Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3316

The Twins – Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3316

And finally…

Back at the car park with the popular pussy willow tree in the picnic area.

Pussy Willow at the Picnic Site - Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2938

Pussy Willow at the Picnic Site – Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2938

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