Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe The nature reserve is approaching autumn very quickly – the bracken has died back and the leaves are already changing. Speckled Woods Speckled wood butterflies just keep going. They are pretty much the...
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Lynchcombe Steps
Sheep and Butterflies It’s July, the sun is out and Lynchcombe is covered in sheep and butterflies. Also, horse flies and ticks so take care! Most of the sheep were under the trees taking...
Brent Knoll
A village and a hill I have been on some long cycle rides recently. Today I had a ride to the sea side stopping off at the village of Brent Knoll on the way...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe Catching up on another month of visits to the Lynchcombe nature reserve. The site has fantastic views across Somerset, and June provided some clear evenings with glorious colours. At the top of the...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe Nature Reserve During spring the volunteering activities organised by the Somerset Wildlife Trust closed down as the country tackled the pandemic. Then in May things started to very slowly return to normal. Now...
Lynchcombe in August
The height of summer on the south facing slopes of Mendip Hills in Somerset. On the Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Lynchcombe the musk thistles are still doing well so are the small...
Braunton Burrows
Behind the expanse of Saunton Sands in North Devon are the dunes of Braunton Burrows. I have fond memories of a school visit to the burrows to study succession. I cannot believe its so...
Lynchcombe Steps
Back in May I visited Lynchcombe to check on the nature reserve for which I am a volunteer warden for the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is September now and it has been another fascinating...
Perry Mead
Perry Mead Perry Mead is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve in South Somerset. Its a small but beautiful patch of grassland along the banks of the River Cary. To me there is a...
Biddle Combe
After many weeks with no computer after pouring grapefruit juice all over it I have finally been able to create another post. Biddle Combe Biddle is a narrow tangled Combe that starts in the...
