Worm Moon
Full Moons and Super Moons This month’s full moon is a supermoon. The distance between the Moon and the Earth varies because the Moon’s orbit is not a circle. If a full moon coincides...
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Hadspen
Having been working in Death Valley for a while – a place with the record for the hottest day on earth – today I was back in England where winter temperatures are nearly 40 degrees lower! Hadspen Near Castle...
South Brewham
The parish of Brewham in South Somerset contains some lovely villages as well as some steep hills. The Church South Brewham church sits tucked away on Charcroft Hill. It seems there has been a church...
Mendip Mist
Its mist season in Somerset! Mendip Mists On the plateau above the village of Chewton Mendip the flat fields were covered in a few feet of soft mist. These horses came all the way up...
Middledown Snow
Catching up with the beasts from the east when snow covered Somerset. Middledown I had hoped to visit Middledown during the blizzard but it was just too far to walk and too risky to drive. But...
Yarley Hill
Yarley Hill and Tree The picture below is probably the most popular view of Yarley Hill as seen from the Mendip Hills across the Axe Valley covered in mist. A classic autumn picture. Standing on its own...
Starling Trail
Starlings leave Stileway Farm near Meare to fly the short distance to the roost site. The birds often gather in fields near the roost site before flying into Ham Wall or Shapwick Heath in...
Somerset Supermoon
Supermoon After a disappointing visit hoping to see the starling murmurations from the hamlet of Stileway I remembered this was supermoon night. At first the moon was hidden behind clouds. This gave me enough time to...
Velvet Bottom
Velvet Bottom In Roman times Velvet Bottom was mined for lead. The remains of settling beds can still be seen along with heaps of black slag created during smelting. For a long time this...
Stockhill Woods
It was the first snow of the year but despite being the weekend I had too much work to do. By lunch time I had done enough so I headed up the Mendips for a mid-afternoon’s...
