Visit to the Somerset Levels
The weather looked good around the 11th/12th July so we decided to take a trip to Somerset in our Camper van before the schools broke up before the end of July and August and also it is not the best time for wildlife watching then. Adult birds are exhausted after
Avalon Marshes 15th-17th May
We decided it was time to get away in the Camper van for a couple of days while the weather was a little settled. Crossing the border once again to the Somerset Levels, as we never get fed up with going there as the changing of the seasons means there
Avalon Marshes Gallery
Gallery of some of the images taken on our visit to the Somerset Levels from the 15th-17th May. Four Spot Chaser Dragonfly [3 images] Bitterns in flight [2 images] Cattle Egret [3 images] Cettis Warbler Male Chaffinch Damsel flies [3 images] Dunnock Gadwall Duck Black Tailed Godwits [2 images] including
Avalon Marshes Sept 2018 Part 1
We took some time away from home to visit the Somerset Levels early in September. We stayed on two sites both on working farms. One near Godney looking towards Glastonbury Tor for one night and then for two nights at Edington near to Catcott Nature Reserve, part of the Avalon
Visit to Somerset
In late April the weather suddenly changed from winter to spring and everything started to grow. We decided to take a trip to Somerset for a few days. It ended up very warm but we still managed to see quite a lot as we enjoyed our break. We stayed at
Marsh Harriers
On the same day as we went on the Wildlife in Somerset tour we stopped off at RSPB Ham Wall as it was still quite early. We walked to the Avalon hide which was very quiet a few water birds in front of the hide like Gadwall, Widgeon, Coots etc.
RSPB Ham Wall
We took a friend to Somerset recently to leave Timber her dog for a couple of nights at a boarding kennels. The kennels happen to be about a mile from RSPB Ham Wall so it was a good opportunity to stop for a couple of hours to see what was about.
A quick trip to Somerset
On the 13th June we decided to get away for a short break staying a couple of nights at Garslade Farm, Godney. A lovely quiet site and a working organic farm with views over the Somerset Levels to Glastonbury tor. At the time we didn’t realise how short the trip