Yarley Frost
Welcome to Yarley Fields on a cold spring morning. This Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve looks south over the Somerset Levels towards Glastonbury Tor. The reserve is covered in ant hills, between which the...
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Lynchcombe Snow
After the steep walk up the hill from my home the white landscape in the Mendip Hills looked beautiful. To begin with the weather was cloudy, but soon the low winter sun managed break...
Lynchcombe Sunrise
Another Sunrise I pitched up in a corner of Cook’s Fields, next to the Lynchcombe sycamore trees, and overlooking the Deerleap field. The steep southern edge of the Mendip Hills actually faces south west....
Let it Snow
First Snow of Winter Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be. And nothing keeps Christmas going better than some snow. I was waking the rest of the house up at...
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...
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...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchet These terraces, called lynchetts, are the signs of ancient field workings. According to the Wikipedia: The traditional theory on the formation of lynchets is that they may form naturally on the downslope of...
Lynchcombe Steps
Lynchcombe The nature reserve is approaching autumn very quickly – the bracken has died back and the leaves are already changing. Speckled Woods Speckled wood butterflies just keep going. They are pretty much the...
Lynchcombe Steps
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...
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...
