Hawthorn in Bloom
Over the last couple of weeks hawthorn has been out in bloom all across the Mendips Hills in Somerset. Combined with blue skies it has been a fantastic display. Unfortunately, my day job has...
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Lynchcombe Steps
The Lynchcombe nature reserve is covered in hawthorn blossom. Once again making this a magical time, here and across a lot of Somerset. The Lynchcombe nature reserve is owned and managed by the Somerset...
Collard Hill
Who does not love small skipper butterflies. They have so much energy. Today was my annual visit to Collard Hill near the town called Street of Somerset. This hill is a wonderful patch of...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe Winter Winter on this grassland nature reserve high up on the Mendip Hills can sometimes look like this. Back in 2019, just before the pandemic, it was hard to stand during this blizzard....
Mendip Mist
Excitement as I woke to thick fog. I think you would call this fog rather than mist, but the word mist sits better against the Mendips. A quick breakfast followed by a dash to...
Priddy Mineries
Priddy Mineries This small patch of the Mendip Hills has an ancient history of mining. It then became a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve – but no longer. Despite this it is still a...
Lynchcombe Steps
Things can be very quiet at Lynchcombe in Somerset. Lynchcombe is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve on the sunny southern slopes on the Mendip Hills. Situated down the hill from the Deerleap field...
Draycott Sleights
It was really cold standing at the top of the cliffs on Draycott Sleights during a winter’s morning. This is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve best known for its panoramic views and its...
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...
Somerset Mists
Autumn is the time of morning mists. The Somerset Levels must be one of the best places in the UK to mist watch. The low morning sun brings out the texture of the grassland,...
