Lynchcombe Steps
I have been out of the country for a few weeks and have come back to rubbish weather and lots and lots of blackberries. Blackberries cover every bramble bush on the Lynchcombe nature reserve...
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Lynchcombe Steps
It has been a very busy summer, and I have not been able to spend as much time up on the Lynchcombe nature reserve as I would like. The reserve is owned by the...
Lynchcombe Steps
The Lynchcombe nature reserve is covered in hawthorn blossom. Once again making this a magical time, here and across a lot of Somerset. The Lynchcombe nature reserve is owned and managed by the Somerset...
Lynchcombe Steps
It was time to spend some quality time on the Lynchcombe nature reserve on the edge of the Mendip Hills. As a volunteer warden I was checking on the condition of the reserve for...
Snow on the Mendip Hills
Down in the valley there was no sign of snow, but looking out the bedroom window the hills were covered in the white stuff. So time to jump in the car and and get...
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...
Deerleap Sunrise
Dawn over the hills surrounding the small city of Wells in Somerset. Taken from the steep hill of Deerleap on the edge of the Mendip Hills. This spot has fabulous wide open views across...
Lynchcombe Steps
It has been a quiet time up on the Lynchcombe nature reserve in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. We have a lot of showers recently. The upside of which has been some wonderful rainbows....
Lynchcombe Steps
Before an update on the Lynchcombe nature reserve. This autumn saw the return of Somerset Art Weeks with the theme of Sanctuary. Landing in the Deerleap picnic site was the Pollinator Sanctuary by lear artist...
Lynchcombe Steps
Late summer brings a different atmosphere to the Mendip Hills and the Lynchcombe nature reserve owned by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Sheep graze the neighbouring nature reserve of Cooks Fields that overlook the sycamore...
