Batcombe Hollow
Batcombe Hollow The hollow is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. From this steep sided valley are wide open views reaching across the Somerset Levels. At the top of the...
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Lynchcombe Steps
Winter Solstice I missed my usual trip to the top of Glastonbury Tor for the winter solstice this December. Instead, this year I went to the top of Lynchcombe. The sunrise was worth the...
Welcome to December
One Day in December The cold weather arrived with December. I stopped on an early morning ride across the Somerset Level to photograph the frost in the fields. Dawn But my day started a...
Lynchcombe Steps
Autumn at the Lynchcombe nature reserve on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills. With leaves turning gold, deep shadows, morning mists, and brightly coloured fungi in the fields – autumn is a perfect...
Crossing the Equinox with Venus
Autumn is the time of year when Venus, the morning star, is at its highest point in the sky. A clear morning at the top of Glastonbury Tor was the perfect location to see...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe Catching up on another month of visits to the Lynchcombe nature reserve. The site has fantastic views across Somerset, and June provided some clear evenings with glorious colours. At the top of the...
Deerleap Sunset
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...
Lynchcombe Lookout
The Lookout Outside the immediate area around your home and work there can be few places that you have visited hundreds of times. For me the Lynchcombe lookout is one of those places. As...
Parrock Hill and The Beacon
Corton Denham is a small village tucked away within an amazing hills. I went there to photograph snowdrops, but they were not yet open so I went for a walk around Cadbury Castle (Camelot...
Mendip Sunset
Perfect Sunset I looked out my window, saw the clear blue sky, and immediately thought there could be good sunsets this evening. I quickly packed my camera and tripod and dashed up the Mendip...
