Starling Trail
The car park at RSPB Ham Wall overflows on every one the few sunny days we have had recently. I’m not surprised as many people love the starlings murmurations. But I suspect those visitors...
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Lynchcombe Update
Time to catch-up on the latest from Lynchcombe. This nature reserve sits on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. It is surrounded by other reserves and the whole area is very...
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...
Back on Tor
Having spent an evening, followed by an early morning, wondering around South Moor it was time to get back up Glastonbury Tor. It had been a while since my last trip and it always...
South Moor
Buttercups are spreading out across the Somerset moors. This year they seem to be doing especially well, and no where is better than South Moor near Glastonbury. The backdrop is the famous Glastonbury Tor....
Get ready for May
Spring reaches its peak in May. This month, flowers of all colours spread across the woodland, grasslands and countryside. Insects emerge from mayflies, dragonflies and butterflies. Friendly rabbits nibble at the grass. Lambs dash...
Spring Equinox
It is spring equinox again. Time to head up to the top of Glastonbury Tor. The more observant, looking at the feature image for this post, will have realised that I took these pictures...
Glastonbury Tor Sunset
Tor Silhouette In Somerset there is a location between Wells and Shepton Mallet which is special. Special because at this time of year the sun sets directly behind Glastonbury Tor. Of course there are...
The Floods from Glastonbury Tor
I’m a bit jealous of all those people posting beautiful drone images on social media. I would love to get a drone, but I find their noise really annoying. This is probably because they...
Winter Solstice and Full Moon
A few visits to the top of Glastonbury Tor to celebrate the Winter Solstice and last Full Moon of 2023. Torch Light The weather has been mixed this week. On the shortest day of...
