Another glorious spring day wall to wall sunshine and warm not quite as warm as yesterday but still very pleasant indeed. Had two very enjoyable walks this evening one with Spritz to the local park and another to an ancient wood the later being a night time walk. Picked up my cousin and her husband who had kindly bought us tickets. The walk was fantastic the wood takes on a totally different ambiance at night and the smells and noises more intense. The bluebells where stunning and gave a beautiful display by torchlight. We had a excellent guide who pointed out things that one would usually miss if you are not knowledgeable of the place. We tasted the wild garlic and learnt about all the different trees and what each tree was used for both in building and medicine. The guide also pointed out the castle remains and the ancient burial mounds amazing how they where built with just primitive tools and lots of manpower only. We had a look for some grass snakes but not quiet warm enough yet so will go back and have a look later in the year. We saw badger tracks and woodpecker holes and shavings under the tree. Another thing we learnt was the origin of the word port and how it is connected to the Romans and elderberry very interesting. Was a little tired before going out but soon woke up when we got walking. The night was clear and mild and you could see the moon and stars through the canopy which was enchanting with the owls twit tooing in the background. We must have walked about three miles started at 9.30pm and finished about 11.15pm it went so quickly couldn't believe how fast the time passed. All in all a very rewarding day can't wait for the next one. There is dawn chorus walk on midsummers morning at another place so will definately get our name down for that.
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