Leap into Spring
Road side red campion is sign that spring is well underway. In the fields the dandelions have gone to seed and the buttercups have won the race to take over. A steep narrow...
Tagged: Views
Lynchcombe Steps
It was time to spend some quality time on the Lynchcombe nature reserve on the edge of the Mendip Hills. As a volunteer warden I was checking on the condition of the reserve for...
Cooks Fields
The Cook’s Fields nature reserve overlooks the Somerset village of Westbury-sub-Mendip. On a clear day you can see for miles across to Glastonbury Tor and the Somerset Levels. Today, after enjoying the views, I...
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 Steps
I am a volunteer warden for the Lynchcombe nature reserve on the Mendip Hills of Somerset. Not much happens in this Somerset Wildlife Trust during winter. So today was a quick visit to check...
Brent Knoll
Lynchcombe on the edge of the Mendip Hills has great views across the Somerset Levels. In the far distance to the east is the hill of Brent Knoll on the Somerset coast. On a...
