Sunset at Uphill
A group of seagulls flies back from WWT Steart Marshes passed the old windmill at Uphill in North Somerset. After the sun disappeared behind the Quantock Hills a pink glow builds over Brent Knoll....
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Uphill Again
I folllowed by feet back up the hill at Uphill. As is often the case I there early. Early enough to capture the stars in the night sky above the old church. It has...
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...
Uphill Snowdrops
Very different to the display of snowdrops at Blackford can be found at the Donkey Field in Uphill. This village sits at the edge at Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset. Here the snowdrops push up...
Donkey Field
Donkey Field The village of Uphill is separated from its large neighbour, Weston-super-Mare, by a small green belt consisting of a Donkey Field and a tree plantation. The Donkey Field (aka Bluebell Field) is...
Uphill Boatyard
Yesterday was the winter solstice. The earth’s tilt points the north pole away from the sun. So in Somerset this is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. This year the moon...
Wells Poppy Trail
Handmade poppies are on display, until Sunday, in all the churches in Wells to commemorate the end of the First World War one hundreds years ago. Wells Cathedral The famous steps leading to the...
Lynchcombe Steps
I got back from holiday climbing mountains in the Lake District so where better to go than the steep Lynchcombe nature reserve on the edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. Lynchcombe Lots of...
Church Flock
Bratton Seymour near Castle Cary in Somerset sits on Bratton Hill with long views to the east. This outlook has made it a favourite of mine during the spring equinox. Today I was a...
Spring Equinox
First a confession, I missed the Spring Equinox by a day. Exhaustion from several days trudging through snow caused me to stay in bed too long. So today, with a great weather forecast, I...
