Lynchcombe Steps
Before an update on the Lynchcombe nature reserve. This autumn saw the return of Somerset Art Weeks with the theme of Sanctuary. Landing in the Deerleap picnic site was the Pollinator Sanctuary by lear artist...
Tagged: Dragonflies
Westhay Moor
Back in late September I visited the showcase Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve of Westhay Moor. Welcome to Westhay Moor It has been a long time since I properly visited this reserve. Back in the...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe in September To me the highlight was the fabulous sunset we had over the Autumn Equinox. The side gate into Cook’s Fields that leads to the grass path down to village of Westbury-sub-Mendip...
Lynchcombe Steps
Over the years I have seen lots of dragonflies on Lynchcombe. This week was prime dragonfly season on this Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve. Sheep But as you climb over the stile into the reserve...
Lynchcombe Steps
After a couple of months of butterflies its time for the dragonflies to dominate the Lynchcombe nature reserve. Migrant Hawkers It been about 5 years since there has been such large numbers of migrant...
Lynchcombe Steps
My son is home from university and so we did a final walk together around Lynchcombe. We did not expect to see many butterflies but it turned into a red admiral festival. Red Admirals...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe looked beautiful in the blue skies of late summer. Small Coppers The small coppers were still around having moved from the open grassland down into the combe. The brown argus have followed their every...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe does not have any ponds or river. The only water on the reserve runs in from Deerleap through a pipe in a dry-stone wall then in the shade of dense tree cover it...
Lynchcombe Steps
As the year makes the transition from spring to summer I expected to see a dip in the number of records on my butterfly survey across Lynchcombe. At this time of year hawthorn is in blossom...
Perry Mead
Perry Mead is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve in the heart of the Somerset. This neutral grassland sits on the north side of Perry Hill stretching down to the meandering River Cary near Perrys...
