Spring Stroll
Over recent weeks the weather has been wet and surprisingly cold. So when the forecast improved for a day the only thing to do was to attempt to visit all my favourite neighbourhood woods....
Tagged: Celastrina argiolus
Lynchcombe Steps
Spring lambs and spring butterflies cover Lynchcombe. Lynchcombe is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve on the steep sunny south edge of the Mendip Hills with fantastic views across Somerset. I’m a volunteer warden for the...
Lynchcombe Steps
I often visit Lynchcombe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. Many times I wonder what surprises the reserve will have in store today. Sometimes nothing seems to be happening. This is usually because I’m...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe is full of dragonflies at this time of year. It has no water apart from the stream in the woods that flows into the sink hole. This is dark and not a site...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe is full of butterflies. Gatekeepers Gatekeepers (Pyronia tithonus) are a common butterfly and a bit prettier than the meadow brown. Today they occurred all over the reserve. The is a more typical perch of the...
