Starling Trail
Back on the Starling Trial on the Somerset Levels. The season has been going for a few weeks already and numbers are steadily increasing as the colder weather attracts more and more birds to...
Tagged: Autumn
Shapwick and Loxley
Remembrance Sunday The village of Shapwick sits on the edge of the Somerset Levels along the ridge of the Polden Hills. The church has a beautiful display of hand knitted poppies for remembrance...
The Somerset Poppies
Catching up with the Wells Poppy Trail at the Bishops Palace. The Somerset Poppies Following visits to the Cathedral and St Cuthbert’s Church today I visited the famous Bishops Palace in Wells. Volunteers had...
Autumn Falls
This autumn as been a fantastic. A feast of reds, oranges and yellows. Great Breach Wood I have missed the best of the season so I wanted to get a final fix before a...
Thurlbear
I rarely have the opportunity to travel west in Somerset but today I had a couple of free hours. It was a beautiful sunny autumn day so I headed out to Thurlbear in search...
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Woods One of my favourite woods – beautiful every autumn and full of ancient and recent history. It also has a website maintained by a good friend of mine so we need...
Stanton Drew
Stanton Drew is a small village in the north of Somerset. It has a famous stone circle, a cove in a pub garden and a good looking church. The Stone Circle This is the...
Lamyatt Beacon
Lamyatt Beacon is at the site of a Celtic temple high on one of the tops of Creech Hill. This is the highest spot for miles and has commanding views of the countryside. This morning a deep...
Charlton Musgrove
I frequently cycle through Charlton Musgrove parish turning off at Barrow Lane. Each time I pass a road sign pointing down Rectory Lane but I have never gone down – the bike ride is long enough without adding a...
Collard Hill
I normally visit Collard Hill to photograph the large-blue butterflies in summer. But today I returned to find out what the hill is like in autumn. Collard Hill We have been so lucky to have...
