Tagged: Mendip Hills

Lynchcombe - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0311

Lynchcombe Steps

I understand that snow can be annoying for some people.  But for those with the time and ability to go out for a walk in the countryside then it is amazing.  Converting the every...

Autumn Dawn - Stockhill Wood, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2247

Stockhill Mist

Probably the best weather for photographing autumn woodland is a combination of mist and a strong early morning sun.  The forecast for this morning looked hopeful.  Hopeful in the same way I hoped to...

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) - Beacon Hill Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 823_6301

Get into Autumn

Autumn is coming as colours switch to golden browns. In Somerset you are never too far from a wood.  In the Mendips we have some wonderful woods such as Ebbor Gorge, Beacon Hill, East...

Dawn Sycamores - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1868

Lynchcombe Update

Time to catch-up on the latest from Lynchcombe.  This nature reserve sits on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset.  It is surrounded by other reserves and the whole area is very...

Fox - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8148

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....

Fox - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0482

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...

Sunset Gateway - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID BR53417

Long July Evenings

July is time to forget politics and enjoy a sun soaked evening strolling slowly through the warm Somerset countryside. There are so many beautiful places to walk, but my favourites are the grassland nature...

Roe Deer - Deerleap, From Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8343

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...

Large Blue (Maculinea arion) - Collard Hill, Somerset, UK. ID 825_2158

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...

Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_7826

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...