Brassica
Bit by bit Somerset seems to be going slightly more yellow. I’m not talking buttercups, cowslips or even primroses – but brassica plants. Confusing Brassica Brassica is a genus of plants in the cabbage...
Tagged: Bumble Bee
Lynchcombe Steps
Today was another walk around the Somerset Wildlife Trust Lynchcombe reserve where I am a volunteer warden. During last weeks visit I had to ring up the farmer to help return some sheep back into the...
Summer Hedgerows
The hedgerows are looking good across Somerset. In The Rain The rain was coming down drooping the grass with pearls of water drops. Despite the weather this bumble bee ventured out. The butterflies remained...
Large Blues IV
Today I returned to Green Down for my forth visit. The views from Green Down are beautiful, but today was not about the views instead it was my last chance to get the pictures of the large blues...
Lynchcombe Steps
Return to Lynchcombe to find large numbers of butterflies – all brown. During the summer the reserve will be covered by meadow browns, ringlets and speckled woods. Brambles The big change this week was...
Green Down
The Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Green Down is a steep bank on the side of the Polden Hills in the heart of Somerset. This first view of Green Down was confusing. It does not have the...
Ivythorn Hill
I heard on Twitter that large blue butterflies have already been flying this year. This is very exciting so on the way home I stopped at Collard Hill. However, the weather was poor and on finding...
South Hill
South Hill is a postage stamp size nature reserve in South Somerset managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It has open access so I made a detour on the way home from work and spent...
