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...
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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
