Tagged: North East Somerset

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID 825_6438

Lynchcombe Steps

After a couple of months of butterflies its time for the dragonflies to dominate the Lynchcombe nature reserve. Migrant Hawkers It been about 5 years since there has been such large numbers of migrant...

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID 825_4692

Lynchcombe Steps

Before 2013 I had not seen any silver-washed fritillaries on Lynchcombe.  This year I have recorded 10 already. Silver-washed Fritillary In 2013 and 2014 I counted 1 silver-washed fritillary.  Then came two poor years...

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Oxeye Daisies - Ivythorn Hill, Somerset, UK. ID 825_2031

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...

Mendip Pond - Nr Middledown, Somerset, UK. ID 825_7391

Middledown

Middledown The Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve of Middledown high in the Mendip Hills has become a recent favourite of mine.  So I returned to see how the reserve was recovering from the recent...

Catkins - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID 825_2617

Lynchcombe Steps

Lynchcombe Spring Spring is arriving at Lynchcombe after a long winter.  Not much happens on this reserve over the winter mouths.  I am volunteer warden here and the past few months have been quite....

Morning Snowdrops - Church of St Peter and St Paul, Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, UK. ID 824_8460

Charlton Horethorne Snowdrops

Following my recent visit to Charlton Horethorne, today I returned to the church to photograph the snowdrops. Church of St Peter and St Paul For several years the village of Mells in the eastern...

Stowell - Somerset, UK. ID 824_8247

Stowell

Taken from the bench at the view spot on the hill over looking the small village of Stowell in South Somerset.  Recently, the hedge has been cut back opening up this view. Stowell Its evening...

Straw Bales - Windmill Hill, Nr Somerton, Somerset, UK. ID 823_1833

End of Summer?

I have a rule – always go out with a plan, a clear idea of what to photograph.  Today I broke that rule and found myself visiting my favourite haunts gathering the wide landscapes and...

Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) - Black Rock, Somerset, UK. ID 821_1084

Black Rock

I’ve visited Longwood, near Cheddar, a couple of times this week to see the bluebells.  Each time, I got there walking along the drove through Black Rock.  You can forgive people for ignoring this drove. However, Black...

Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills

Lynchcombe Steps

Another walk around Lynchcombe on a winter’s day.  This Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve is on the south edge of the Mendip Hills and the views across the levels are one of the wonders of...