Prior’s Wood
Respect the Bluebells Prior’s Wood in the north west corner of Somerset is promoted as a bluebell wood. So you can imagine it was been on my radar for a long time. Finally, I...
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Uphill Snowdrops
The Donkey Field in village of Uphill on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare is the first place that snowdrops appear in Somerset – at least as far as I know. This was confirmed by the...
Uphill Snowdrops
Very different to the display of snowdrops at Blackford can be found at the Donkey Field in Uphill. This village sits at the edge at Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset. Here the snowdrops push up...
Beacon Seasons
Beacon Hill Woods The Beacon Hill woods are one of my favourites woods. High on the hills above Shepton Mallet in Somerset it it full of history. I recently joined the Beacon Hill...
Uphill Snowdrops
Sudden change in direction from South Somerset to North Somerset in my hunt for snowdrops. Donkey Field The Woodland Trust Plantation and the Donkey Field, also known as the Bluebell Field or Snowdrop Field, separates...
Beacon Hill Snow
Winter in the Wood Its Christmas time and the edge of the wood on top of Beacon Hill hides its secret winter wonderland. In the centre of the wood is an area of mature beech...
Woodland Mist
Beacon Hill The weather was not looking promising for the start of the Christmas break. The only hope was for thick fog on the top of the Mendip Hills. Trees provide a sense...
Donkey Field
The Donkey Field at Uphil in North Somerset is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. This small patch surrounded by iron railings provides some of the best displays of spring bulbs. First the...
Kings Wood
The Woodland Trusts reserve of Kings Wood in Somerset is one I must visit more often. I quick look around today has convinced me that in a couple of weeks it will be a...
Beacon Hill
This small Woodland Trust site at the top of Beacon Hill near Shepton Mallet in Somerset is a glorious autumn jewel. The beech woodland is gradually turning gold so I made a short detour on my way...
