Tagged: Mendip Hills

Skylarks - Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2073

Fighting Skylarks

As March arrives the skylarks return to the Mendip Hills and immediately start fighting. The birds return close to their birthplace and fight over territories.  And you can see why as this is a...

Crows leave their roost - From Compton Bishop, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7541

Winter Sunrise Over the Axe Valley

A car winds its way towards Cheddar in Somerset.  Above it the sky is slowly turning red as dawn brings in some beautiful colours. As the sky turns amber a large flock of crows...

Sunrise over Wells - From Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7410

Winter Sunrise Over Wells

There’s something magical about an early winter morning. Today, I made my way up the Deerleap hill over looking the tiny city of Wells in Somerset. The sky was already changing. At first, it...

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...