Water Water Everywhere
A mute swan paddles slowly across a lake that used to be a field. This was just one of delights seen on a walk along North Chine Drove near Wedmore in Somerset. This...
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Swan Field
Across Westhay Moor on the Somerset Levels are a series of flat fields. Each field seems to have been assigned its own type of bird. One field for the cattle egrets, one for the...
Tealham and Tadham Moors
Tealham Moor They say “Anyone can love the mountains, but I takes soul to love the prairie.”. Or, as I say – Anyone can love the Mendips, but it takes wet feet to love...
Somerset Year 2022
As is often the case my photograph year started with a sunrise at RSPB Ham Wall. Ham Wall Visits to RSPB Ham Wall to watch the starling murmurations tops and tails each year. This...
Spring at the Palace
A swan welcomes the start of spring at the Bishop’s Palace in Wells. Wells is a tiny city at the heart of Somerset with a big history. The Bishop’s Palace also has a living...
Starlings Trail
Waiting for the starlings to return to their roost site at RSPB Ham Wall can be a wonderful time. The combination of watching a beautiful restful landscape after a hard day at work, plus...
Bishops Moat
Last year the Bishops Palace in Wells, England’s smallest city, put on a wonderful display of homemade poppies. The stood proud and high on their tall metal stems. This year the field of...
Glastonbury Canal
Its that time of year when I need to get fit again. So I set off on my bike for a ride on the Somerset Levels. Glastonbury Canal The Glastonbury Canal ran for 14 miles...
