Tealham Floods

Flooded Moorland – Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3454
Recent storms and heavy rain have raised the level of water across the moors of Somerset. Some parts such as Tealham Moor now look like inland seas.

Flooded Moorland – Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3412
When the water is lapping the edges of the roads the light literally makes the day glow. A wonderful light that gives you a magical lift. Of course, we do not want the water to flood peoples homes, but across the endless fields the landscape is transformed.

Flooded Moorland – Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3499
A surprise visitor on Tealham Moor. This whooper swan was clearly having fun.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) – Tealham Moor, Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_3556
Nearby, a large group of cattle egrets and gulls enjoy the water at Mudgely.

Mudgely – Somerset, UK. ID JB_3694
And finally…
I suspect not all the farmers enjoy the floods.

Flooded Moorland – Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3326