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...
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Sheep Gate
Sheep are keeping the grass a bit shorter up on the Deerleap field. On the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills this is a very popular spot for a stroll. Sheep everywhere. Over the...
Henton Flowers
Each year I visit the church in the village of Henton in Somerset to see the display of meadow flowers in the church yard, Outside the church celandines are everywhere. In the morning light...
Batcombe Hollow
Batcombe Hollow The hollow is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. From this steep sided valley are wide open views reaching across the Somerset Levels. At the top of the...
Let it Snow
First Snow of Winter Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be. And nothing keeps Christmas going better than some snow. I was waking the rest of the house up at...
Lynchcombe Steps
Winter Solstice I missed my usual trip to the top of Glastonbury Tor for the winter solstice this December. Instead, this year I went to the top of Lynchcombe. The sunrise was worth the...
Welcome to December
One Day in December The cold weather arrived with December. I stopped on an early morning ride across the Somerset Level to photograph the frost in the fields. Dawn But my day started a...
Lynchcombe Steps
Autumn at the Lynchcombe nature reserve on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills. With leaves turning gold, deep shadows, morning mists, and brightly coloured fungi in the fields – autumn is a perfect...
North Cheriton
North Cheriton is a little village in south Somerset. The word cheriton means a village with a church. So it is no surprise that the church has a prominent position at the top of...
Autumn Woodland
Beacon Hill Wood is a special place in autumn. Golden beach leaves cover the woodland floor providing nutrients for the host of colourful fungi. It is hard to find fungi in perfect condition. So...
