Author: mendipgeoarch

Bracket Fungi, Velvet Bottom. I would suggest Laquered Bracket Ganoderma luciderm

A view of Blackdown looking over the combe from Burrington Ham on a sunny September afternoon.

Compton Martin Ochre Mine, Mendip Hills, Somerset.

Read’s Cavern, Burrington, Mendip. 3rd August 2014. In the very dry stream entrance into the main chamber.

On a walk that started at the bottom of East Twin stopped at Read’s Cavern to practice some underground photography for a while. The walk then continued up the hill to the trig on Beacon Batch before returning to the van parked at East Twin.

While out on a cycle tour of the Mendip AONB stopped in Burrington Combe to peer into Aveline’s Hole. This cave contained a number of human remain and, according to Jodie Lewis, is one of the most important Early Mesolithic burial sites in Europe.

Newly emerged dragonfly (Southern Hawker) from the garden pond at Rugmoor.

Hawkmoth sunning in the garden at Rugmoor on Saturday 21st June.

NGR ST 55950/55797. Field collapse near Harptree Combe c. 1.5m diameter and c. 1.25m maximum depth. Noted 05/05/2014 and still open 15/06/2014. Presently covered by old farm machinery. No rock visible only earth.

NGR ST 5386/5256. Collapse c. 2m diameter and c.1.5m maximum depth within outer ditch of Priddy Circle [No 1]. Noted on 16/04/2014.

Excavated an interesting ditch with associated post holes [15 in number] down in Dorset. Unfortunately no dating evidence was recovered just one piece of burnt flint.

Walked up through Harptree Combe to take a look at Garrowpipe Spring on a pleasant Sunday morning – dry, bit of a breeze and good visibility. There was a good flow of water in the previously noted collapse. The more I look at this site, the more I think “what an interesting little digging project this would be”. The site has been dug in the past by the Bristol Exploration Club in 1972. Barrington and Stanton (1977) record a mean daily flow of 40 000 gallons with no proved feeders.

2nd January 2014.

Bronze Age barrow with ditch, one of a small group of barrows, located in Stockhill Woods, Priddy, Mendip. As with many of the barrow’s found on Mendip it has been subjected to the attentions of the Rev. Skinner in the 19th century.