Winter Sunrise Over the Axe Valley
A car winds its way towards Cheddar in Somerset. Above it the sky is slowly turning red as dawn brings in some beautiful colours. As the sky turns amber a large flock of crows...
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Compton Bishop
The Somerset village of Compton Bishops sits nestled under Crook Peak and Wavering Down. I wanted to photograph the church and village in the long shadows of a winter morning. So, before dawn I...
Back to Bagley
We have been so lucky to get some beautiful September weather. Trying to make the most of the opportunity I returned to the fields at Bagley to photograph them at dawn and then again...
Welcome to December
One Day in December The cold weather arrived with December. I stopped on an early morning ride across the Somerset Level to photograph the frost in the fields. Dawn But my day started a...
Isle of Wedmore
Crook Peak Parish During my recent walks up Crook Peak the Isle of Wedmore has been sitting (as always) in the middle of the flat Somerset Levels. The isle is not surrounded by sea...
First Mist
My First Mist I’m not sure that this is the first blanket mist of the year – but it is to me. Recently I have been climbing (walking up) Crook Peak in the dark....
Crook Peak
Mist fills the Axe Valley looking towards Cheddar in Somerset. Half way up Crook Peak and it’s time to take some photographs. Many people have seen its peak as they drive passed on the...
Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop This village is tucked into a valley surrounded by Crook Peak and Wavering Down. Today we had a group walk starting at the car park at King’s Wood, around to Compton Bishop,...
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...
Crooked Halo
Taken from near the top of Crook Peak in the Mendip Hills of Somerset in the UK. The bright spring day with a slight covering of thin cloud created this refraction halo around the...
