The most reliable sign of Spring being on its way is the first appearance of Coltsfoot. On Blacka this is always at the Stony Ridge car park. It should ideally be seen early on a still and sweet Sunday morning with the native songbirds competing and the local motorists still in bed. Which is exactly what we lucky people had.
No better time for a circuit walk much of it in woodland with the sun getting well into the trees in a way that's not possible later in the season.
The walk up from Shorts Lane along the stream can't easily be bettered locally though Gillfield Wood has its advocates.
Water is an essential component of any good walk.
Wonderful though it is to get a clear view of deer out in the open, there's something more magical and secret about a half glimpse of them deep in the wilder parts of the woods.
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