Another wander not taken [mostly due to the Challacombe Pack.!] in recent years with the Folks was taken [or undertaken? re-taken??]; the Vitifer-Challacombe-Birch Tor loop.
Out of the wind
at Birch Tor
We took our time, finding spots out of the wind to stop and enjoy the view [oh, the hardship... :) ] and it was all very nice.
In terms of birds, the only real notable was a lone Wheatear at Headland Warren. Which only came out after we'd passed by, so here's a very long-range shot;
Yes, it's that blob on the rock...
Autumn Reed Bunting
Small Copper
Extra-funky caterpillar!
Mediaeval gatepost*
Erosion..**
Sorry to end on a downer.
Or not, here's
Rosebay Willowherb
:)
Be Seeing You...
[[* Serfs/Peasants didn't get hinges - metal was far too good for them expensive, esp. with rusting issues {no stainless steel then} - they used planks slotted into the posts. Which is a very flexible system, if time-consuming.]]
[[** That's a turf bank on a hillside bridlepath, about a foot high, cut right through by bicycle passage. The purpose of said bank was to prevent water flowing straight down the slope, eroding the soil and increasing flood risk down-stream***, ****]]
[[*** Yes, that's one tiny bank, but throughout the catchment..?]]
[[**** The NP have started using granite slabs now, which at the least causes circumvention. ]]
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