Tagged: Flooding

Bridges over Troubled Waters

Joining Westhay with Wedmore is a road called Blakeway.  It cuts across the flat ground of the Somerset Levels.  Apart from a couple of sharp bends near Sweets Tea Rooms this is a very...

Dawn Skies - Queens Sedge Moor, Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID JB_9847

Return to Queen’s Sedge Moor

Early Morning My alarm went off very early in the morning.  Too early. Most mornings I pull back the curtains to check the weather.  It was grey and dull, but the clouds looked interesting....

Flooding on Queens Sedge Moor - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID JB_9962

Moor Flooding

After all the rain over the last few days it was no surprise that the water that fell on the Mendip Hills was going to find its way to the moors on the Somerset...

Flooding at Splotts Moor - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID JB_5917

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....

Tealham Floods

Recent storms and heavy rain have raised the level of water across the moors of Somerset.  Some parts such as Tealham Moor now look like inland seas. When the water is lapping the edges...

Flooding on Westbury Moor - Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID BR50304P

Westbury Moor

From up on Mendip you could look down over the village of Westbury-sub-Mendip and see large areas of water shining in the bright sunlight. It was time to take a closer look, so I...

Supermoon from Wearyall HIll - Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID 824_4913

Somerset Supermoon

Supermoon After a disappointing visit hoping to see the starling murmurations from the hamlet of Stileway I remembered this was supermoon night.  At first the moon was hidden behind clouds.  This gave me enough time to...