Barrington Court Part I

Barrington Court is a National Trust property in Somerset.  The following images were taken as I wandered round the grounds in August 2015.

'Meadow Brown' butterfly (Maniola jurtina)

'Small Copper' butterfly (Lycæna phlæas)

Originally the stable-block.  Now a restaurant and accommodation.

A detail on the main house

The rear of Barrington Court

Artichoke

'Tree Bumblebee' (Bombus hypnorum)

Artichoke

'Kirke's Blue' Plum

Next week's images will be illustrating some of Barrington Court's connections with the BBC drama, Wolf Hall.

Henstridge fly-in

Henstridge airfield was originally one of several dispersal-fields for RNAS Yeovilton in World War II.  It's only 10 minutes from here so, when I saw that there was to be a fly-in day in support of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, I decided to go along.

Where I have information, I'll include it with the images.  If there's none, assume my ignorance!

The Air Ambulance is based at the airfield, which sits on the Dorset/Somerset boundary.  I think that the boundary-line was deviated around one end to ensure that the airfield was contained within one authority's area.

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance

Off on a 'shout'

G-AYKT  –  Jodel D117 Grande Tourisme

G-CIGR  –  Groppo Trail

G-CEAT  –  Zenair Zodiac

G-ASSS  –  Cessna 172E Skyhawk

(At least the Cessna's one I know a little of.  This one's a sister model to one I used to fly back in the day)

G-CECF  –  Just Aircraft Escapade

BB803 (G-ADWJ)  –  Tiger Moth DH82A (1935)

Air Ambulance returning to base

G-NUNN  –  Van's RV6

G-BAKN  –  1946 Stampe-Vertongen SV-4C

G-BRRP  –  1980 Pitts S-1S Special

Red Arrows Team Manager flying at #10

The Red Arrows were transiting between venues and it had been arranged that they should over-fly the event.  They inevitably transit at low altitude and usually do so in 'Big Battle Formation'.  That's where they are spread laterally in a large shallow V.  The Team Manager accompanies the Display Team and flies at #10  –  behind and below the leader.  They call that formation 'Big Big Battle Formation'.