Lynchcombe Steps
Catching up with Lynchcombe on the sunny edge of the Mendip Hills. A beautiful spot with views that could compete with anywhere. March is the month in which life seems to return to the...
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Life in Lockdown
When I last posted we had no idea how quickly things were about to change. In a time of spring sunshine we are staying at home. Who knows what is ahead and when or...
Lynchcombe Steps
I am the volunteer reserve manager for the Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve of Lynchcombe. These grassland fields sit on the edge of the Mendip Hills looking out over the Somerset Levels. Spring Time During the winter...
Aller Wood
A day of unpromising weather ahead so I decided to check out Aller Woods which I do not know very well. Its a Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve in South Somerset near Langport. After the fabulous carpets of flowers...
Uphill Nature Reserve
Today I returned to Uphill nature reserve as I had heard that it was golden with buttercups. The weather was dull and grey but there sure was a lot of buttercups. This may help...
Lynchcombe Steps
The Dog’s Mercury (Mercurial perennis) is starting to spread and its tiny flowers beginning to show. Much of it is shaded by trees in the combe or along dry-stone walls covered by hazel. Its...
Dog’s Mercury at Black Rock
Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) forms carpets on the floor of woodlands and beneath hedgerows around the Mendip Hills. It likes alkaline soils is is well suited to the limestone of the Mendip. I like...
