Daffodils / Draycott

St Peter’s Daffodils

by Jeff Bevan · Published 14th March 2023 · Updated 17th March 2023

St Peters Church – Draycott, Somerset, UK. ID 810_5149

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 in northern Somerset. These hills are famous for Cheddar Gorge. Draycott is nestled at the base of the steep south facing slopes of the Mendips. To the south are the flat plains of The Levels, to the north is a very steep road leading up to the sleights.

St Peters Church – Draycott, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4474

At this time of year the churchyard of St Peter’s Church is full of daffodils.

Daffodils – St Peters Church, Draycott, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4522

I arrived after work as the low evening light was making the daffodils glow.

Daffodils – St Peters Church, Draycott, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4673

Daffodils – St Peters Church, Draycott, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4555

I stayed for an hour or so as the light got more and more golden. Eventually, the sun dropped below the roof tops putting the flowers into shade.

Daffodils – St Peters Church, Draycott, Somerset, UK. ID JB_4877

I was lucky to chat with one of the church wardens. We talked about the flowers that grow in the churchyard – including the primroses and celandines. They are doing lots of work to encourage the spread of these wild flowers. They are clearly doing the great job.

Primroses – St Peters Church, Draycott, Somerset, UK. ID JB_5182

And finally...

The warden showed me their beautiful old beech tree. I remembered this tree and hunting through my catalogue of pictures I found one taken on my phone on a cycling trip a few years ago.