Windmills in the Sky
There are several windmills in the Somerset but probably the best known are Stembridge, Walton and Ashton mills. Stembridge In South Somerset up on the top High Ham is Stembridge Mill. I found it...
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There are several windmills in the Somerset but probably the best known are Stembridge, Walton and Ashton mills. Stembridge In South Somerset up on the top High Ham is Stembridge Mill. I found it...
Burtle Loop This straight stretch of road is part of Strava‘s Burtle Loop. I’ve cycled it so many time that I’m currently the their Local Legend for this Loop. The tag of Local Legend...
I have been going for lots of cycle rides as the lockdown eases. Its a time to escape for a couple of hours in the middle of the week and enjoy some sunshine. On...
Sheep and Butterflies It’s July, the sun is out and Lynchcombe is covered in sheep and butterflies. Also, horse flies and ticks so take care! Most of the sheep were under the trees taking...
A village and a hill I have been on some long cycle rides recently. Today I had a ride to the sea side stopping off at the village of Brent Knoll on the way...
Collard Hill Each June I visit Collard Hill near Street in Somerset. This year with the pandemic still raging things felt a bit different. But in this landscape social distancing is easy. The grassland...
Up the hill from the deer leap standing stones is a car park and picnic site. Famous as a location used in the Hot Fuzz film and with panoramic views across Somerset this one...
The height of summer on the south facing slopes of Mendip Hills in Somerset. On the Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Lynchcombe the musk thistles are still doing well so are the small...
Behind the expanse of Saunton Sands in North Devon are the dunes of Braunton Burrows. I have fond memories of a school visit to the burrows to study succession. I cannot believe its so...
Lamyat Lamyat is small parish in the middle of Somerset north of the town of Castle Cary. At the west end the fields are flat while the east is dominated by the 199m high Creech Hill....