Starling Trail
The landscape of the Avalon Marshes is where a million starlings choose to spend their winter nights. The marshes provide them some relative warmth and safety. For us this provides an amazing spectacle to...
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Night-time at Tealham Moor
After a couple of morning visits to Tealham Moor. But today I got up way too early and when I arrived it was still night. The moon was full, I had forgotten that so...
Surprise Spring Mist
As we approached Easter we had a few days of clear blue skies. The forecast for the following morning was very cold with a good chance of some springtime mist. All this and a...
Sycamore Tree Sun
To some the idea of loving sycamores in the UK is treason. They have only been in the country for 500 years after being introduced by people. But with ash trees being removed everywhere...
Starling Trail
Another week at RSPB Ham Wall watching the famous starling murmurations. Due to my day job I visited mainly during the mornings, in fact I got to the reserve too early. So I passed...
Uphill Beacon
Next to the village of Uphill in North Somerset there is a hill you can go up. Surprisingly, it seems the village is not named after the hill. Anyway, the hill is a beautiful...
Spring Equinox
Glastonbury Tor Spring equinox always brings out a crowd at the top of Glastonbury Tor. This was first visit to the equinox gathering since the pandemic. It started with a stunning worm moon. It...
Lynchcombe Steps
Things can be very quiet at Lynchcombe in Somerset. Lynchcombe is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve on the sunny southern slopes on the Mendip Hills. Situated down the hill from the Deerleap field...
Ston Easton
Dawn Early morning at Ston Easton high up on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. The sun is yet to appear and the sky is nearly clear with only a few clouds. Gradually some clouds...
Tor Light by Night
The forecast was for a clear morning, following a cold night, so it was perfect time for an early walk up Glastonbury Tor to see some stars. Stars I climbed up the hill around 6...
