Photo by John Spurr
Autumn leaves on Exmoor lanes
Photo by John Spurr
Autumnal Misty Morning
Autumnal misty morning on the river Exe this morning.
By Julia Amies-Green, 15 October 2016
Moonlight River
We live a few miles from the nearest town and so the yard is a great place for night skies. The moon was bright and reflecting beautifully off the stream, casting amazing shadows and reflections… Love how this image captures the details, the serenity of the night echoed in the softness of the water…
By Louisa May
And the winner is….
Congratulations to Rob Hatton whose image of Porlock Bay at Dawn had the most ‘likes’ in our Facebook vote. Rob wins a canvas of this image, kindly donated by Courtyard Framing in Minehead.
Rob’s photo will be the cover of our new 2017 Exmoor4all calendar!
When the sun sets on Exmoor
Photo by Adam Hobbs
When you look at Adam’s photo you can spot a line of trees at the top which is so typical for Exmoor. It is the outgrown hedge bank of beeches, possibly even the same which featured on Julia Amies-Green’s photo earlier today.
Last night on the moor….
Photo by Julia Amies-Green taken on 6 October 2016: “Beautiful light on the moor last evening as the sun was setting.”
Mature beech hedges are a distinctive feature of Exmoor. They provide shelter to livestock and crops, are home to valuable wildlife, and an important historical record of human activity in the area. Usually they can be found on top of earth banks, some of them 2 metres high. It is thought that some of these hedge walls go back 1000 years.
The Knight family of Simonsbath used beech extensively in the mid 19th century during their huge moorland reclamation project as did the Acland family who had a large estate on the moor. Following experiments, they found that beech was the best choice to top the banks as it grows higher on Exmoor than anywhere else and is of little logging value. When thinned and layed properly, it forms a good wind and stock-proof barrier.
(Source: Everything Exmoor)
Early morning in the Exe Valley
Photo by Julia Amies-Green.
The river Exe runs southwards from the heights of Exmoor’s moorland and finally reaches the sea in South Devon at Exmouth. The word “Exe” comes for the old English world for water “isca”.
You can sit by the River Exe in Exford and Winsford, and catch glimpses of the winding and growing river when driving along the A396.
All entries in our #WeLoveExmoor Photo Competition
To vote for your favourite, please go to our FB page. The winner will receive a canvas of their winning entry, kindly donated by Courtyard Framing Minehead.
The 30 top images will be presented to a panel of judges to pick 13 winners to be featured on our 2017 Exmoor4all Calendar!
A glimpse of Exmoor….
Video by Fly Monkeys Ltd
Date for the Diary: Fungal Forays at Hestercombe Gardens on 9 October 2016
Michael Jordan, author and chairman of the Association of British Fungal Groups, will lead fun and informative walks through the gardens to discover and identify the many different types of mushrooms and toadstools to be found at Hestercombe.
There will be two walks during the day:
10.30am – 12.30pm & 2 – 4pm.
£12 online, £13 offline.
FInd out more and book here: http://bit.ly/2cxAd0X
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