#somerset — Public Fediverse posts

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/09/06/somerset-top/
A look back at events in the #CountyChampionship yesterday, which left #Somerset at the top of the table.
#cricket #CountyCricket #KentvWorcestershire #NorthamptonshirevDurham #NottinghamshirevLeicestershire #GloucestershirevDerbyshire #birds #waders #insects #bees #butterflies #HollyBlue #damselflies

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/09/06/somerset-top/
A look back at events in the #CountyChampionship yesterday, which left #Somerset at the top of the table.
#cricket #CountyCricket #KentvWorcestershire #NorthamptonshirevDurham #NottinghamshirevLeicestershire #GloucestershirevDerbyshire #birds #waders #insects #bees #butterflies #HollyBlue #damselflies

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/09/06/somerset-top/
A look back at events in the #CountyChampionship yesterday, which left #Somerset at the top of the table.
#cricket #CountyCricket #KentvWorcestershire #NorthamptonshirevDurham #NottinghamshirevLeicestershire #GloucestershirevDerbyshire #birds #waders #insects #bees #butterflies #HollyBlue #damselflies

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/09/06/somerset-top/
A look back at events in the #CountyChampionship yesterday, which left #Somerset at the top of the table.
#cricket #CountyCricket #KentvWorcestershire #NorthamptonshirevDurham #NottinghamshirevLeicestershire #GloucestershirevDerbyshire #birds #waders #insects #bees #butterflies #HollyBlue #damselflies

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/09/06/somerset-top/
A look back at events in the #CountyChampionship yesterday, which left #Somerset at the top of the table.
#cricket #CountyCricket #KentvWorcestershire #NorthamptonshirevDurham #NottinghamshirevLeicestershire #GloucestershirevDerbyshire #birds #waders #insects #bees #butterflies #HollyBlue #damselflies

Modern unsung woman in Somerset! #mendiptimes #somerset #history

Dec Donnelly apologises for shoplifting after walking out of M&S without paying

The star confessed to accidentally taking a bacon and egg sandwich without paying and then eating the evidence.…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #Bridgewater #DeclanDonnelly #GB #I'mACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere #Realityshows #shoplifting #Somerset #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/760228/

https://www.europesays.com/britain/117854/ M5 diversion route in full after ’emergency closure’ and holiday traffic #Bridgwater #BurnhamOnSea #Google #M5 #NationalGrid #Somerset #Traffic&Travel

https://www.europesays.com/videos/88405/ Tourism businesses feel the squeeze | ITV West Country (South West) #Cornwall #Devon #Dorset #HOSPITALS #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #Nepal #shelterbox #Somerset #Torbay #Tourism

https://www.europesays.com/videos/88395/ Woman avoids prison after fatal dog attack | ITV West Country (West) #AardmanAnimations #botulism #Bristol #BristolHarbour #DogAttack #Dorset #Gloucestershire #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #Somerset #Wiltshire

Dec Donnelly apologises for shoplifting after walking out of M&S without paying

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dec-donnelly-ms-sandwich-shoplifting-37629468

Surrey v Yorkshire, Hampshire v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day three – live
By Tanya Aldred

Action from around the County Championship grounds

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/sep/04/hampshire-v-warwickshire-somerset-v-glamorgan-and-more-county-cricket-day-three-live

#Sport #Nottinghamshire #Somerset #Warwickshire #Glamorgan #Sussex #Essex #Yorkshire #Surrey #Leicestershire #Hampshire #Durham #Kent #Northamptonshire #Worcestershire #Middlesex #Derbyshire #Lancashire #Gloucestershire #Cricket #TheGuardian #TanyaAldred

County cricket: Nottinghamshire are the winners in a week of draws
By Gary Naylor

The champions extended their lead at the top but Somerset and Warwickshire are lurking behind them

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/99-94-cricket-blog/2026/aug/31/county-cricket-nottinghamshire-winners-draws-somerset-warwickshire

#CountyChampionship #Cricket #CountyChampionshipDivisionTwo #CountyChampionshipDivisionOne #Sport #Nottinghamshire #Warwickshire #Essex #Surrey #Glamorgan #Hampshire #Somerset #Durham #Gloucestershire #Northamptonshire #Kent #TheGuardian #GaryNaylor

It is not usual for one Mason to be Master of more than one Lodge consecutively, and many jurisdictions expressly forbid it. However, Victor Dover was Master of the oldest English Lodge - Royal Somerset and Inverness Lodge 4 - and the then youngest Lodge - Swakely Lodge 6634 - in 1948.

#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #England #Somerset #Inverness

Mayors are the big winners in Burnham’s devolution drive. So what happens to areas without mayors? | John Harris
By John Harris

Labour has promised a ‘fundamental rewiring’ of power. But some areas are years into their devolution journey while others scramble to get started

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/30/andy-burnham-mayors-devolution-regions-england-labour

#Devolution #AndyBurnham #Labour #Politics #UKnews #Somerset #Wiltshire #TheGuardian #JohnHarris

Durham finish off Gloucestershire; Essex v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day four – live
By Tanya Aldred

Updates from the final day of this Championship round Day three roundup | Sign up for The Spin | Mail Tanya

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/30/durham-v-gloucestershire-essex-v-surrey-and-more-county-cricket-day-four-live

#CountyChampionship #Somerset #Sussex #Essex #Surrey #Warwickshire #Nottinghamshire #Hampshire #Glamorgan #Leicestershire #Yorkshire #Durham #Northamptonshire #Gloucestershire #Kent #Worcestershire #Lancashire #Middlesex #Derbyshire #Cricket #Sport #TheGuardian #TanyaAldred

Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Warwickshire v Notts and more: county cricket, day three – live
By Tanya Aldred at Scarborough

Updates from the latest round of Championship matches Day two roundup | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/29/yorkshire-leicestershire-warwickshire-notts-sussex-somerset-county-cricket-day-three-live

#CountyChampionship #Essex #Surrey #Warwickshire #Nottinghamshire #Sussex #Somerset #Glamorgan #Hampshire #Yorkshire #Leicestershire #Derbyshire #Middlesex #Durham #Gloucestershire #Northamptonshire #Kent #Worcestershire #Lancashire #Cricket #Sport #TheGuardian #TanyaAldredatScarborough

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire, Essex v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day three – live
By Tanya Aldred

Updates from the latest round of Championship matches Day two roundup | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/28/warwickshire-v-nottinghamshire-essex-v-surrey-and-more-county-cricket-day-three-live

#CountyChampionship #Warwickshire #Nottinghamshire #Essex #Surrey #Sussex #Somerset #Glamorgan #Hampshire #Yorkshire #Leicestershire #Kent #Northamptonshire #Worcestershire #Lancashire #Durham #Middlesex #Derbyshire #Gloucestershire #Cricket #Sport #TheGuardian #TanyaAldred

Avon Wildlife Trust at Ebdon Farm
"A beacon for nature's recovery on the North Somerset Levels and Moors"
https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/ebdon-farm

#SolarPunkSunday #Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity #SomersetLevels #Moors #WildLifeTrusts #Somerset #DaysOut #AvonWildLifeTrust #EbdonFarm

Stokes calls Ashes venues ‘shambolic’, Surrey v Notts, and more: county cricket day three – live
By Tanya Aldred

Updates from around the grounds Day two roundup | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/22/nottinghamshire-v-surrey-warwickshire-v-sussex-and-more-county-cricket-day-three-live

#CountyChampionship #CountyChampionshipDivisionOne #CountyChampionshipDivisionTwo #Cricket #Sport #Nottinghamshire #Surrey #Warwickshire #Sussex #Somerset #Essex #Leicestershire #Glamorgan #Hampshire #Yorkshire #Derbyshire #Durham #Gloucestershire #Worcestershire #Lancashire #Northamptonshire #Middlesex #Kent #TheGuardian #TanyaAldred

Durham v Derby, Notts v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day two – live
By Tanya Aldred

Updates from around the grounds Day one roundup | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/21/nottinghamshire-v-surrey-warwickshire-v-sussex-and-more-county-cricket-day-two-live

#CountyChampionship #CountyChampionshipDivisionOne #CountyChampionshipDivisionTwo #Cricket #Sport #Nottinghamshire #Surrey #Warwickshire #Sussex #Somerset #Essex #Leicestershire #Glamorgan #Hampshire #Yorkshire #Derbyshire #Durham #Gloucestershire #Worcestershire #Lancashire #Northamptonshire #Middlesex #Kent #TheGuardian #TanyaAldred

Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire v Durham and more: county cricket – live
By Tanya Aldred at Derby

Updates as County Championship returns Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/20/nottinghamshire-v-surrey-warwickshire-v-sussex-somerset-v-essex-and-more-county-cricket-live

#CountyChampionship #CountyChampionshipDivisionOne #CountyChampionshipDivisionTwo #Nottinghamshire #Surrey #Warwickshire #Sussex #Somerset #Essex #Leicestershire #Glamorgan #Hampshire #Yorkshire #Derbyshire #Durham #Gloucestershire #Worcestershire #Lancashire #Northamptonshire #Middlesex #Kent #Cricket #Sport #TheGuardian #TanyaAldredatDerby

A Cottage Garden with Ducks & a Mini Meadow in the English Countryside https://www.allforgardening.com/1894812/a-cottage-garden-with-ducks-a-mini-meadow-in-the-english-countryside/ #CottageGarden #DistinctSections #ducks #england #EnglishCountryside #garden #gardening #RamonaJones #RunnerDucks #somerset #WinterGarden

The ceiling of St Michael's church, Somerton, South Somerset
#photography #StMichaels #church #wooden #ceiling #Somerton #Somerset

Windows of the Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey

May 2018, Glastonbury/Somerset

#FensterFreitag #LadyChapel #chapel #Gothic #gothicArchitecture #Glastonbury #GlastonburyAbbey #Abbey #Somerset #monochrome #blackandWhite #ruins

lady chapel - wells cathedral interior

#photography #photo #bnw #monochrome #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #bw #somerset #wells #wellscathedral #cathedral #interior #altar #stainedglass #architecture #light #shadow #windows

worn steps to the chapter house at wells cathedral

#photography #photo #somerset #wells #wellscathedral #bnw #monochrome #bw #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #steps #cathedral #architecture #gothic #stone #darkness #light

Wells Cathedral Grand Organ built by Henry Willis in 1857

#photography #photo #somerset #wells #wellscathedral #organ #cathedral #architecture #historic #craftsmanship #interior #music

On this day in 1866...
❤️ Mumu passed away at the Bath Institution for the Blind and Deaf.
🇸🇱 Born in Sierra Leone, Mumu’s real name is unknown. As a young child, she was kidnapped by slavers and put on board a slave ship.
⚓️ The ship was then rescued by the West Africa Squadron.
🇬🇧 When she was about 11, she was invited to study at the Bath Institution, where she thrived. For more, see my books on Somerset.
#onthisday #Somerset #deafness #bath

Larvae (or triungulins) of Violet Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus) on the outskirts of #Bath #Somerset #UK. These hang about on flowers and grab hold of the hairs of visiting solitary bees, which carry them to their nests, where they feed on the bee larvae and the stashed pollen. Oil beetles do not seriously affect bee populations - the presence of parasites and parasitoids like oil beetles is indicative of a healthy, functioning ecosystem
#Nature #Wildlife #Insects #Beetles #Parasitism

Hype for the Future 118F: Historic National Road in Pennsylvania

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/hype-for-the-future-117m-historic-national-road-in-pennsylvania/

Hype for the Future 99E: The Iconic Cumberlands

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/hype-for-the-future-99e-the-iconic-cumberlands/

#StreetWeeds and #PavementPlants from Mount Road, Southdown #Bath #Somerset #UK, life persisting in one of the most extreme habitats: the human built environment. Great Willowherb, Field Madder, Yarrow and Hedge Bedstraw.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #urbanwildlife #botany #wildflowers #flowers

Two shieldbugs:
Forest Bug - nymphs feed on trees, adults often feed on caterpillars and fruits
Birch Shieldbug - usually on birches
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #ukwildlife #entomology #bug #shieldbug #ukinsects #bath #somerset

Sunny but #hazy as #WildfireSmoke returns to #Maine Sunday

An #AirQuality Alert is in place for Sunday.

Emily Pike, August 2, 2025

"Sunday morning lows in the 50s and 60s, with highs in the 70s to 80s. Skies will be mostly sunny, but Canadian wildfire smoke will bring a thick haze for the higher elevations. An Air Quality Alert is in effect Sunday.

"An #AirQualityAlert is in effect from 1 AM to 11 PM on Sunday, August 3, 2025, for parts of #Maine and #NewHampshire due to expected high levels of #ParticlePollution.

"The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued the alert for the Western and Eastern Interior regions of the state, including areas in #Franklin, #Somerset, #York, Cumberland, #Androscoggin, and #Kennebec counties. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued a similar alert for #Coos, #Grafton, and #Carroll counties.

"Air quality is expected to reach levels that are considered 'Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups' due to a plume of smoke moving in from Canada.

"Those most at risk include children, older adults, people with respiratory conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema, and anyone who is physically active outdoors. Even healthy individuals may experience mild symptoms and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged outdoor activity during this time.

"High pressure is keeping things dry and sunny, which may allow the smoke to linger into next week, thickening into Monday.

"Looking Ahead: Maine is off to a dry start this August. Without significant rainfall soon, #drought conditions could develop, potentially affecting #crops and increasing #FireRisk.

"The 8-day forecast shows only a few chances for showers and slightly below-average temperatures, mainly in the 70s to 80s."

Source:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/sunny-but-hazy-as-wildfire-smoke-returns-to-maine-sunday/65581788

#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryMaine #MaineWx #NewEnglandWx #WildfireSmoke #Hazy #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel

Clouded Yellow butterfly at Claverton, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukbutterflies #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #cloudedyellow

Small Skipper on Field Scabious, at Brown's Folly nature reserve, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.

#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukbutterflies #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #smallskipper

Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens) on an Oxford Ragwort, growing out of a pavement on #Twerton High Street, #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #streetweeds #urbanwildlife #urbanbotany #botany #pavementplants

Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) female on a bramble flower at Bath City Farm, #Bath #Somerset #UK.

This harmless Hornet mimic has expanded its range over the past few decades, and a study has strongly linked this expansion to #climatechange.

#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #twerton #bathcityfarm #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukhoverflies #hoverfly #hoverflies #diptera #mimicry #climatechange

Common Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) growing out of a wall in #Twerton, #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #twerton #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #streetweeds #urbanwildlife #urbanbotany

Tortoise Bug (Eurygaster cf. testudinaria) on Agrimony, in #Bath #Somerset #UK. A species now moving north, probably in response to climate change.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #bug #hemiptera #shieldbug #climatechange

Greater Knapweed flower on Twerton Roundhill, #Bath #Somerset #UK. An amazing plant that attracts many bees, butterflies and hoverflies.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #twerton #twertonroundhill #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature

Six-belted Clearwing (Bembecia ichneumoniformis) moth on #Twerton Roundhill #Bath #Somerset #UK. Harmless wasp-mimic, foodplant is Bird's-foot Trefoil
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukmoths #moth #moths #lepidoptera #mimicry

Marbled White butterfly on Twerton Roundhill, #Bath #Somerset #UK. They seem to be having a very good year.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #twerton #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukbutterflies #butterfly #butterflies

Clouded Magpie (Abraxas sylvata) at #Hunstrete, near #Bath #Somerset #UK
This moth inhabits woodland, and the caterpillars feed on elms.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukmoths #moth #moths

Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) male on a Lesser Burdock flower. Males of this species have a yellow band at the front of thorax.
Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insect #bee #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator

A magnificent weathervane, glowing in morning sun, high above St Catherine's, Drayton, Somerset
#photography #weathervane #golden #cockerel #StCatherines #Drayton #Somerset

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If so, let me know! 😃

🗓 On This Day in Somerset: 366 days of historical women in Somerset.

#betareaders #onthisday #Somerset #indieauthor #betareading #books #upcomingbook #bookstodon #histodon

Gift ideas for people who love Somerset!

Unsung Women in Somerset. Thousands of years of incredible and inspiring women.

Available in standard edition or junior edition.

#qotd Have you bought anyone a book for this holiday season? Are you able to reveal what it was?!

#christmasideas #Somerset #christmasgift #christmaspresent #bookstagram #giftideas #bookgifts

Il cerchio druidico nella città geometrica dove ogni casa è parte di un disegno ideale

https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=41342

#luoghi #città #Inghilterra #somerset #puntidiriferimento #turismo #viaggi #siti #case #dimore #urbanistica #palazzi #cerchio #quartiere #pianta #georgiani #giardini #facciate #architettura #storia #personaggi #druidi #miti #leggende