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JANUARY
Larches; East Harptree Wood
This plantation of snow covered trees is now felled, but already seeds that have lain dormant for years have reclaimed this old lead mining landscape
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FEBRUARY
Icicles; Un-named stream, East Harptree
Icicles; Un-named stream, East Harptree
During a prolonged period where temperatures barely rose above freezing these icicles formed on the small streams coming off the Mendips
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MARCH
Dunnock; Church Field, East Harptree
Dunnock; Church Field, East Harptree
One of the first and most vocal birds to appear after the winter brazenly shouting from the top of this flailed hedge
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APRIL
Swans; Herriots Pool, Widcombe
Swans; Herriots Pool, Widcombe
Rising from the smaller pool before heading towards the larger Chew Valley Lake in the bright, early spring sun
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MAY
Bluebells; Garrow Bottom, East Harptree
Bluebells; Garrow Bottom, East Harptree
The purple haze and intensity of the flowers is amplified by the iridescent green of the fresh Beech leaves
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JUNE
Hare; Hinton Blewett
Hare; Hinton Blewett
Just coming through a gate, I felt like I had strayed into the domain of this magical hare
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JULY
Fox; Eastwood, East Harptree
Fox; Eastwood, East Harptree
Early one summers morning an encounter with this dog fox who just watched as he let me pass by
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AUGUST
Painted Lady; North Widcombe
Painted Lady; North Widcombe
A delicate summer visitor enjoying the plentiful supply of fresh Thistle flowers
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SEPTEMBER
Small Copper; Chew Magna
Small Copper; Chew Magna
In a meadow by the River Chew, this brightly coloured butterfly was darting between the Field Scabious
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OCTOBER
Mushrooms; East Harptree
OCTOBER
Mushrooms; East Harptree
Unidentified, nevertheless beautiful, group of fungi nestled in the roots of a Beech tree
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NOVEMBER
Kestrel; East Harptree
NOVEMBER
Kestrel; East Harptree
A male bird, just launching itself of a fence post, with a bee in one claw.
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DECEMBER
Hoar Frost; Smithams Hill, East Harptree
DECEMBER
Hoar Frost; Smithams Hill, East Harptree
An exposed line of Beech Trees covered in frost and lit by the low winter midday sun
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Bonus images
Bonus images
