Starling Trail
It has been a while but the starlings are back roosting at RSPB Ham Wall. I missed several opportunities in November, but eventually some good weather aligned with my time off from my day...
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Deerleap Dawn
Deerleap This is the name of the narrow lane that runs up the southern face of the Mendip Hills from Wookey Hole. This steep hill overlooks the valley of the River Axe and the...
Fenny Castle II
I recently posted some pictures I took of a sunrise near Fenny Castle in Somerset, However, it was hard see the castle mound, and the village itself was no way near the picture. So...
Golden Beacon
Beacon Hill Woods Near Shepton Mallet in Somerset these woods are looked after by the Beacon Hill Society along with the Woodland Trust. Obviously, they do a great job as it is a wonderful...
Bishop’s Fields
Early autumn morning in the Bishop’s Fields, near Park Wood. These fields at the City of Wells in Somerset are a popular dog walking spot. But get up a bit earlier and you may...
Lynchcombe Gate
Autumn Equinox I normally head up Glastonbury Tor to welcome the equinox with lots of other people. But this autumn I wanted a simpler evening and so I drove up to Lynchcombe on the...
Back to Bagley
Its starting to look distinctly like autumn at the Bagley field near Wedmore in Somerset. Long shadows run across the ground early in the morning in August. Lower in the valley of the River...
Orchids and Cowslips at UpHill
Six o’clock in the morning, time for for a quick walk to photograph the flowers growing around the Uphill nature reserves in North Somerset. The sun had only just appeared above the horizon behind...
Lynchcombe Sunrise
Another Sunrise I pitched up in a corner of Cook’s Fields, next to the Lynchcombe sycamore trees, and overlooking the Deerleap field. The steep southern edge of the Mendip Hills actually faces south west....
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...
