Lynchcombe Steps
August came and went very quickly. This morning, it was beginning to feel like autumn. Out on a walk around the Lynchcombe nature reserve I was on the look out for Rusty the fox....
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Lynchcombe Steps
Each week my walk around Lynchcombe nature reserve starts with a stroll along the Deerleap path. This is the field next to the popular car park and picnic site at the top of the...
Tip-toe through the Buttercups
Deerleap is a lane that heads up the sunny southern side of the Mendip Hills. Starting out from the caves at Wookey Hole, near Wells, it is part of the national cycle network. But...
Jump into June
Summer Times I love the colours of autumn, the flowers of spring, and winter snow – but the warmth of summer is very hard to beat. Hawthorn blooms across the Mendip Hills. Oxeye daisies...
Lynchcombe Steps
Each trip to check on the Lynchcombe nature reserve starts with a stroll by the skylarks of the Deerleap field. You must give these birds plenty of space – especially if you have a...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe nature reserve enjoys the sunny south facing edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. Today it was so sunny the sheep kept out of the heat under a tree. Perhaps we have reached...
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...
Get ready for April
Despite the endless rain of this March and the flooding across the Somerset Levels. We have been promised that spring is on its way. Spring is may peoples favourite season as flowers and butterflies...
Lynchcombe Steps
Catching up with Lynchcombe on the sunny edge of the Mendip Hills. A beautiful spot with views that could compete with anywhere. March is the month in which life seems to return to the...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe nature reserve is high up on the south face of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. It was wide open views across the Somerset Levels. So it seemed like the perfect place to see...
