Hawthorn in Bloom
Over the last couple of weeks hawthorn has been out in bloom all across the Mendips Hills in Somerset. Combined with blue skies it has been a fantastic display. Unfortunately, my day job has...
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Stockhill Woods in the Snow
Day two of the this weeks winter adventure up in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. Today we did not just have snow but also thick fog. I parked in the excellent car park at...
Priddy Butterfly Safari
It had been a while since I visited Priddy Mineries in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. Then I mainly focused (literally) on dragonflies around the Waldegrave Pond. So this summer I spent of couple...
Small Pearls of Priddy
Following your feet along this path on the Mendip Hills takes you to a magical spot for watching butterflies. I’m not quite sure why, but it has been years since I spent time photographing...
Priddy Mineries
Priddy Mineries This small patch of the Mendip Hills has an ancient history of mining. It then became a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve – but no longer. Despite this it is still a...
The Lonesome Pine
This lonesome pine stands in the pale moonshine in the middle of the Mendips Hills in Somerset. Known (by some) as the Priddy Tree it grows out of the top of a tumulus overlooking...
Waldegrave Pond
The Jewell in the crowd for Dragonflies on the Mendip Hills is the Waldegrave Pond. This is part of the former Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve of Priddy Mineries. Sadly the SWT no longer manage...
Priddy Snow
Like most of the UK, the county of Somerset was forecast some snow. While driving home from work on Thursday heavy snow was falling on Shepton Mallet. But after a day of rain it...
Waldegrave Pool
These pictures of Waldegrave Pool, on the Mendip Hills, were taken during the early morning when the air was so calm the water was completely still. The only ripples caused by the occasional coot collecting nest material....
Ice
The path through Priddy Mineries was covered in frozen puddles. Helped by trapped air; the flow of water and some hoar frost the ice formed into a series of glass like patterns.
