Westbury Beacon
Westbury Beacon This is a small patch of grassland on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. That would be good enough to warrant a visit, but what makes it even better...
Tagged: Butterfly Conservation
Lynchcombe Steps
A chance to catch-up on my weekly butterfly transect around the Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Lynchcombe nature reserve. It was a cold start to the day, a time when even the flies are trying to...
Stoke Camp
Saturday morning and after a brief spell of early morning sunshine it was starting to rain. In this weather my butterfly transect on Lynchcombe was being put on hold. So instead I re-visited Stoke Camp...
Small Blue
They say small is beautiful so today I headed up to the Stoke Camp reserve hoping to find the Small Blue (Cupido minibus) butterfly. Stoke Camp Stoke Camp is a nature reserve owned by...
Lynchcombe Steps
A trip to Lynchcombe and another butterfly transect. On the walk, this time with my son, we noticed that someone had built a BMX style jump from dug out soil and logs. We dismantled the jump and...
Stoke Camp at its best
Butterfly Conservation’s Stoke Camp nature reserve on the Mendip Hills is the best place for butterflies in Somerset. This was a great day in the height of summer. A great variety of butterflies and...
Lynchcombe Steps
A hot day for the sheep on Lynchcombe. A walk around the butterfly transect for Butterfly Conservation, but not much to report apart from small very nice Ringlets.
Early Morning tour of the Mendip Hills
Very early in the morning for a walk around the tiny Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve of Tor Hole Fields and a drive around Priddy then back home via Stoke Camp butterfly reserve.
An Afternoon off Work
Last autumn my work relocated 25 miles away from home. It created some time and travelling difficulties. However, I quickly decided that to make the most of the move I should start exploring reserves...
