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Somerset in Pictures: Sun and Glastonbury clean-up

Clara Bullock
BBC News, Somerset
Weather Watchers/Gary the Monkey View of a beach with blue skies and sun. In the foreground is a food stall with the word Hot written in blue on the top.Weather Watchers/Gary the Monkey
It was another hot and sunny week in Somerset

As Glastonbury Festival came to an end, the sun kept shining over the county.

People in Castle Cary made a range of different scare crows, including Spongebob and Harry Kane, while young grebes were spotted on the Somerset Levels.

Here's a roundup of the best pictures across Somerset this week.

Reuters People are walking across a field with litter scattered across. It is foggy.Reuters

What's left of Glastonbury: On Monday, thousands of music fans headed home as Glastonbury Festival came to an end for another year. A team of volunteers cleaned the site to prepare the land for a fallow year in 2026.

Getty Images Two people in cricket kit are on a green field. One of them is swinging a cricket bat. They are both looking in the direction of a ball which is out of shot.Getty Images

Cricket match: Matt Henry of Somerset played a shot during Day Two of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match between Somerset and Nottinghamshire at the Cooper Associates County Ground.

Weather Watchers/Ali on Exmoor Fog is rising from a valley seen from atop a hill. It is sunny.Weather Watchers/Ali on Exmoor

Rolling hills: The fog rising in Dulverton was captured by Ali on Exmoor this week.

PA Media Two birds on the water are carrying their young on their backs while one of the birds is feeding them a fish.PA Media

Ugly ducklings: Young great crested grebes hitched a ride from their parent on the Somerset Levels.

Penny Steiner A scarecrow made to look like a woman in a shirt and skirt is sitting on a bench holding baskets with flowers. There are bushes around the bench.Penny Steiner

Not so scary: Castle Cary residents have made more than 120 scarecrows for the Britain in Bloom competition, which will be assessed by Royal Horticultural Society judges on Thursday. Feathers McGraw, Spongebob and Harry Kane are among those lining the streets of a town hoping to be recognised for its community efforts.

PA Media A beaver is taking off into the water towards the camera. It is brown and wet.PA Media

Beaver dams: Conservationists have said restoring rivers on Exmoor to a natural state and introducing beavers can help make landscapes resilient to the increasing risk of drought.

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