Tagged: Snowdrop

The last Snowdrop - St Leonards Church, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1351

Last Snowdrop Standing

I was surprised and delighted that one of my pictures (above) was on display next to the door of St Leonard’s Church in the village of Butleigh near Glastonbury in Somerset.  It is a...

Snowdrops - St Martin's Church, Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8611

Kingsbury Episcopi Snowdrops

St Martin’s Church in Kingsbury Episcopi has a 99 feet high tower.  In fact it is so tall that all of my pictures of the church were rubbish.  So none of them are here....

Donkey Field - Uphill, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_3044

Uphill Snowdrops

The Donkey Field in village of Uphill on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare is the first place that snowdrops appear in Somerset – at least as far as I know.  This was confirmed by the...

Snowdrops - Nunney Combe, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0762H

Nunney Snowdrops

Nunney is a village in Somerset.  It is most famous for this castle.  That is not surprising is it pretty cool. Normally, I cycle to Nunney and visit the cafe, before facing the route...

Snowdrops - Church of St Michael, Blackford, Soith Somerset, UK. ID JB_6725

Blackford Snowdrops

Snowdrops may mark the start of the end of winter, and perhaps that’s is way we love them.  They can be found in the open countryside and woods across Somerset. However, my favourite locations...

Cooks Fields in Winter - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID 825_5963

Cooks Fields in Spring

Spring time, but on Cooks Fields along the exposed southern ridge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset it was clearly still winter time. Cooks Fields Cooks Fields is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve...

Bishops Palace - Wells, Somerset, UK. ID 825_2243

Wells Snowdrops

As we head towards the end of the snowdrop season I headed north to Wells hoping I could find some fresh flowers. Bishops Palace This weekend the Bishop’s Palace  held a snowdrop celebration.  So...

Churchyard Snowdrops - Blackford, South Somerset, UK. ID 824_8774

Blackford Snowdrops

The village churches of South Somerset have been a fantastic find.  I’m not sure how I failed to notice the their snowdrops in the past.  Perhaps these flowers are just out too early in the year for...