Paradise Hill
Paradise hill is part of a ridge of carboniferous limestone running east-west to the south of Croscombe. Its road link Wells with Shepton Mallet providing a more traffic free route for commuters, including cyclists....
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Worm Moon
Full Moons and Super Moons This month’s full moon is a supermoon. The distance between the Moon and the Earth varies because the Moon’s orbit is not a circle. If a full moon coincides...
Ridge Road Red
Ridge Road A local route known as the Ridge Road is a series of country roads that join Wells and Shepton Mallet in Somerset. It is a rural rat run used by commuters to avoid...
Croscombe
Croscombe Croscombe village lies between Wells and Shepton Mallet in Somerset. Until recently it had a garage that serviced my motorcycle. The George Inn has been a destination for many of our Sunday walks. The...
Priddy Tree
Recently I have been going up to the top of Glastonbury Tor to celebrate the sunrise. Today, the forecast for the Mendip Hills was strangely much better than that for the Somerset Levels so...
Meadow cranes-bill
This is a patch of Meadow cranes-bill (Geranium pratense) on the corner of the Ridge Road and Old Wells Road above the village of Croscombe in Somerset. This beautiful flower is very common along the local...
