Dawn at the Beech
Pelting Drove Pelting Drove leads on from Deerleap towards the Mendip village of Priddy in Somerset. As you pass over top of the hill from Wells there is a clump of beech trees on...
Follow Jeff Bevan across Somerset
Pelting Drove Pelting Drove leads on from Deerleap towards the Mendip village of Priddy in Somerset. As you pass over top of the hill from Wells there is a clump of beech trees on...
Winter in the Wood Its Christmas time and the edge of the wood on top of Beacon Hill hides its secret winter wonderland. In the centre of the wood is an area of mature beech...
Forgive me for going back to Beacon Hill Wood – its simply the best wood for autumn colour in this part of Somerset. Beacon Hill This ancient beech woodland runs along the ridge of...
Autumn colour can be short lived. Often the golden leaves are blown away by the first storm. Tomorrow storm Ophelia, the biggest storm for decades to reach the British Isles will pass just to the west of Somerset....
My second visit to Beacon Hill this autumn. Compared to the quick rush around the wood in bad light mid-week today I had more time on the weekend to enjoy my visit and properly explore....
This small Woodland Trust site at the top of Beacon Hill near Shepton Mallet in Somerset is a glorious autumn jewel. The beech woodland is gradually turning gold so I made a short detour on my way...
An evening visit to the line of beech trees on Draycott Sleights. These trees on the Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve are a landmark on the south facing ridge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset....
Across the Mendip Hills are small groups of Beech Trees. These often provide a landmark in the landscape to drivers passing through the lanes. Today the drivers needed to slow down as the hills...
Autumn Morning – Beacon Hill, Somerset, UK. ID JB4_8790. I’m waiting for Autumn to come south to Somerset. Last weekend I got up early to visit Beacon Hill near Shepton Mallet, this Woodland Trust...