Memories of Exmoor

With the weather having gone back to being grey, damp and cold, it is nice to look back at photos which show Exmoor under a warm, blue sky. Sarah Hailstone and her dog Jack go for (very) long walks across Exmoor every day. Sarah runs her own blog (Discover Exmoor with Jack) and regularly very kindly shares her photos with us.

Now sit back and dream of Exmoor….

Kingfishers

These most beautiful birds can be spotted at many locations on Exmoor. While most of us will just see a flash of iridescent blue, Michael Fook managed to capture some outstanding photos:

Dunster Castle

Not often do we have the chance to see Dunster castle from a new perspective – thanks to Liam Holly who shared this aerial view of the castle and the village all the way to Minehead and North Hill with us on Instagram.

Taking the leap

Sometimes it really is a question of being in the right place at the right time. And that’s where Jeff Acreman was nearly to the day six years ago.

The walk to Pinkery

Situated not far off the B3358 between Challacombe and Simonsbath, Pinkery Pond is a remote catchment of water at the headwater of the River Barle on The Chains. It was built for the Knight family around 1830 – John Knight had purchased at public tender the 10,262 1/4 acre former royal forest of Exmoor in August 1818 and began what became the largest single land reclamation project in England.

Nicola Kemp went for a wintery walk at the beginning of January 2021 and shared these photos with us:

Winter on Exmoor

On of these beautiful photos by Aishngra Smith featured in today’s “From Exmoor, with love” daily emails which we have started to send out to sweeten up lockdown.

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Winter sunrise on Exmoor

Martin Williams took these photos of a gorgeous frosty Exmoor sunrise a couple of days ago.

Photo of the Week

It’s been cold on Exmoor over the past few days. There have even be a few flurries of snow, a hoar frost and quite a bit of ice. A number of photographers were able to capture the magic landscapes as well as the bleakness of the moor. You can see them on our social media pages, but we are also going to post some here on the blog.

This photo by Debbie Tucker had the most reactions across all platforms. It is quintessential Exmoor in winter.

Photo of the Week: Sheep!

Photo by Alice Sunshine Dawson

Photo of the Week

Looking across Porlock Vale to Dunkery.