Lynchcombe Snow
After the steep walk up the hill from my home the white landscape in the Mendip Hills looked beautiful. To begin with the weather was cloudy, but soon the low winter sun managed break...
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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....
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...
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...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchet These terraces, called lynchetts, are the signs of ancient field workings. According to the Wikipedia: The traditional theory on the formation of lynchets is that they may form naturally on the downslope of...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe The nature reserve is approaching autumn very quickly – the bracken has died back and the leaves are already changing. Speckled Woods Speckled wood butterflies just keep going. They are pretty much the...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe Catching up on another month of visits to the Lynchcombe nature reserve. The site has fantastic views across Somerset, and June provided some clear evenings with glorious colours. At the top of the...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe Nature Reserve During spring the volunteering activities organised by the Somerset Wildlife Trust closed down as the country tackled the pandemic. Then in May things started to very slowly return to normal. Now...
Spring Revisited
Spring time and we are still in lockdown. So I wanted to revisit some of my spring pictures from around Somerset – starting with roe deer. This is the sort of view most of...
Life in Lockdown
When I last posted we had no idea how quickly things were about to change. In a time of spring sunshine we are staying at home. Who knows what is ahead and when or...
