Burrow Hill
There are several iconic hills in the Somerset Levels: Glastonbury Tor Nyland Tump Burrow Mump Burrow Hill Tor is probably from Welsh. Lump.. tump.. mump are lovely English words. Today it is the turn...
Tagged: Sycamore
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...
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
Lynchcombe Winter Winter on this grassland nature reserve high up on the Mendip Hills can sometimes look like this. Back in 2019, just before the pandemic, it was hard to stand during this blizzard....
Lynchcombe Steps
Things can be very quiet at Lynchcombe in Somerset. Lynchcombe is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve on the sunny southern slopes on the Mendip Hills. Situated down the hill from the Deerleap field...
Deerleap Field
Deerleap is high up in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. To some it refers to a pair of standing stones down the hill towards Ebbor Gorge. To others it is the name of the...
Up Yours
On a rare weekend trip away we were strolling around the famous Pavilion in Brighton when one of the guides suggested we put our phones face down on floor and take a picture looking...
Storm Crows
Recently I have been popping up to Deerleap for an evening stroll. Something I started during the lockdowns as my daily exercise from home. Today, I did not realise that a thunder storm was...
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...
