Collard Hill
Collard Hill Each June I visit Collard Hill near Street in Somerset. This year with the pandemic still raging things felt a bit different. But in this landscape social distancing is easy. The grassland...
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Collard Hill
Collard Hill Exciting times up on Collard Hill near to the town of Street for the annual appearance of the rare large blue butterfly. However, it was the common blue that put on the...
Large Blue
Back to Collard Hill On my last visit to Collard Hill it was too hot to photograph butterflies. They rarely settled, instead they flew passed quickly disappearing over the horizon. Today, a change to more...
Collard Hill
Last year I visited Green Down hoping to photograph the rare large blue butterfly. This year I decided to give Collard Hill a try. Collard Hill is owned by the National Trust and they have...
Large Blues IV
Today I returned to Green Down for my forth visit. The views from Green Down are beautiful, but today was not about the views instead it was my last chance to get the pictures of the large blues...
Large Blues III
Return visit in the evening to Green Down to photograph the large blue butterflies. Wild Tyme The large blue butterfly is very rare. One of the reasons must be its complicated lifecycle. The caterpillars...
Large Blues II
The elusive large blue of Somerset. I decided to spend this week visiting Green Down as often as I could to try and experience the large blue season. Large Blues I think most of...
Green Down
The Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Green Down is a steep bank on the side of the Polden Hills in the heart of Somerset. This first view of Green Down was confusing. It does not have the...
Large Blue
Having heard on twitter that the large blue butterfly season was underway early this year I headed out to Green Down in the heart of Somerset. Large Blue Green Down is a Somerset Wildlife...
Large Blues at Collard Hill
Its been a while since my last post. There are two reasons for this – first was DIY as my home is extended with a new kitchen; second, the weather has been really bad. Weeks of...
