Life is a Festival
For me Glastonbury festival starts early in the morning at the stop of the tor watching the summer solstice sunrise. There is always an amazing atmosphere up at the top of world. Yesterday there...
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Manaton
A different post today as I ventured over the border from Somerset into Devon. Staying in the village of Manaton on the edge of Dartmoor. This was not to see this wonderful alpaca. Instead...
Deerleap Dawn
Deerleap This is the name of the narrow lane that runs up the southern face of the Mendip Hills from Wookey Hole. This steep hill overlooks the valley of the River Axe and the...
Willow Line
Pollarded Willows Before dawn and the sun glows from behind Glastonbury Tor. After a long cold wait the sun finally appears. At last some more warmth. And finally… A large flock of starlings from...
Hart Lake
With all the recent flooding I visited Splotts Moor between Glastonbury and Wells in Somerset. I pulled up near Hartlake Bridge, so to me the flooding could have restored the original Hart Lake....
Starling Trail
Winter Morning at Ham Wall The last weekend in November and another trip down to Ham Wall. This time for a morning, a very cold morning. Winter telling us it had arrived with...
Tadham and Aller Moors
Today I walked over to Tadham and Aller Moors neighbours of Tealham Moor. To be honest I’m not sure where one moor finishes and the other begins – so I’ve probably labelled some or...
Tealham and Tadham Moors
Tealham Moor They say “Anyone can love the mountains, but I takes soul to love the prairie.”. Or, as I say – Anyone can love the Mendips, but it takes wet feet to love...
Back to Tealham Moor
I really enjoyed my previous visit to Tealham Moor. So I returned today early to catch the sunrise. There is a small bridge called, Jack’s Drove Bridge, over the North Drain. It is a...
Tealham Moor
I missed the autumn equinox over the weekend. This was a shame but I had a reason, entering a cycle sportive with my son. Nearly 50 miles around the Mendip Hills and Somerset Levels...
